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Precipitation (atmospheric)
Any or all forms of water particles that fall from the atmosphere, such as rain, snow, hail and sleet.
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Precipitation measurement (10 items)
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Maine Cooperative Snow Survey [New Window]
The Maine Cooperative Snow Survey collects, interprets, and distributes information on the depth and water content of Maine's snowpack in the late winter and early spring, when the danger of flooding in Maine's rivers and streams is greatest.
On-line data and reports on acid rain, atmospheric deposition, and precipitation chemistry [New Window]
Access to map of data collection sites of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends Network (NADP/NTN) with links to other maps and reports on wet atmospheric deposition (chemicals deposited via rain, sleet and snow).
Use of remotely sensed image data to automatically map wind erosion vulnerability (eolian mapping) and rainfall mapping [New Window]
Links to remote sensing images monitoring wind erosion and rainfall in Arizona.
Real-time precipitation data for Illinois [New Window]
Access to real-time precipitation data for Illinois.
Solar-irradiance variations and regional precipitations in the western United States [New Window]
Study of the relationship of changes in total solar irradiance to changes in regional precipitation in the western United States as affected by water circulation in the Pacific Ocean.
Climate and droughts [New Window]
Article from Water Supply Paper 2375 summarizing the correlation of precipitation, temperature, and atmospheric moisture with the frequency and intensity of a drought.
Climate of North Dakota: severe storms [New Window]
Reviews frequency and distribution of tornadoes, windstorms, and hailstorms in North Dakota.
Extent of Pleistocene lakes in the western Great Basin [New Window]
Map of Pleistocene pluvial lakes in the western Great Basin (Nevada, eastern California, southern Oregon). Includes metadata, online PDF map view, and downloadable ArcInfo export files, ArcView shapefiles, and TIFF files.
Hydrologic conditions for Illinois: Drought perceptions, effects, and assessment [New Window]
Map of stream conditions and links to precipitation data, drought statistics, and information on floods and droughts in Illinois.
Hydrologic studies in Long Valley caldera [New Window]
Hydrologic monitoring data for Long Valley caldera, California, on springs, streams, wells, fumaroles, and precipitation to study the natural hydrologic variations and the response of the hydrologic system to volcanic and tectonic processes.
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