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FROZEN PRECIPITATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- frozen precipitation
1, record 1, English, frozen%20precipitation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any form of precipitation that reaches the ground in solid form (snow, small hail and/or snow pellets, snow grains, hail, ice pellets, and ice crystals). 2, record 1, English, - frozen%20precipitation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rain and snow are the main forms of precipitation. There are two forms of liquid precipitation [rain, drizzle], two forms of freezing precipitation [freezing rain, freezing drizzle] and six types of frozen precipitation [snow, snow pellets, ice pellets, snow grains, ice crystal, hail]. Many of these forms of precipitation can be showery (i.e., variable). 3, record 1, English, - frozen%20precipitation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- précipitation solide
1, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9cipitation%20solide
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- précipitation gelée 2, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9cipitation%20gel%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les principales formes de précipitations sont la pluie et la neige. Il y a deux formes de précipitations liquides [pluie, bruine], deux formes de précipitations verglaçantes [pluie verglaçante, bruine verglaçante] et six types de précipitations solides [neige, neige roulée, granules de glace, neige en grains, cristaux de glace, grêle]. Beaucoup de ces formes de précipitations peuvent tomber en averses (c.-à-d. qu'elles sont variables). 1, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9cipitation%20solide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les précipitations gelées sont la neige, la neige roulée, la neige en grains, la grêle et les cristaux de glace. 2, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9cipitation%20solide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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