types of precipitation
rain
Hail
snow
fog
def: a liquid drops of water with a diameter of between 0.5 millimeteres adn 5 millimetres
drizzle is less than 5mm
caries in total amount, seasonality, intensity, duration and effectiveness
effectiveness as in is there more rain than evapotranspiration
def: alternate concentric rings of clear and opaque ice, formed by raindrops being carried up and down in veticle are currents in large cumulonimbus clouds
freezing and melting happens multiple times before it hits the ground
def: is frozen precipitation
temps must be below 0
cold are mans that there is less mousture in are
heavy snow only happens when walm mosed are is pushd over high mountains or warm are comes into contact with very cold are at a front.
def: ground level clouds
fomes in calm weather (spring and autumn)
forms when ground is cooled rapidly bi radeation
air above is cooled and falls in to low areas (cold air sinks)
it is then cooled to dew point where condensation ocures