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- Rain and snowfall replenish freshwater sources, making it vital to know when, where and how much water is falling at any given time.
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Rain is one form of what we call ‘precipitation’. Precipitation is any weather where water falls from the sky: It could be sleet, hail, snow or rain. When the water is a liquid we call it rain.
Feb 9, 2015 · Most of the fresh water reaches the ground as rain, and rain gauges are the direct resource to measure the rainfall. However, rain gauges provide a point measurement and we need to know rain’s global distribution. This is where we need other measuring instruments beyond rain gauges.
Apr 8, 2015 · What does it mean when it rains an inch? And how many gallons of water fall on your roof in a storm? Keep on reading to learn all about the math behind April showers and May flowers
Aug 14, 2018 · In this paper, you will learn the functioning of three rainfall measurement devices providing cumulative rainfall depth (tipping bucket rain gauges), size and velocity of falling drops (disdrometers), or rainfall maps (weather radars).
Dr. Peggy LeMone is an NCAR Senior Scientist who studies weather and cloud formation. UCAR. By Dr. Peggy LeMone. In early September of 2013, the Boulder, Colorado, area had huge amounts of rain. Which brings us to the questions - How do you measure rain? And how accurate are the measurements?
Precipitation is the part of the water cycle that delivers water from the atmosphere to the Earth’s surface. When and where precipitation falls is determined by the climate system especially by the patterns of atmospheric and ocean circulation, and how much water returns in the atmosphere.
Through NASA's water cycle research, we can understand how water moves through the Earth system in the hydrological cycle and we will be in a better position to effectively manage this vital renewable resource and help match the natural supply of water with human demands.
