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• Precipitation (meteorology) — Long term mean precipitation by month In meteorology, precipitation (also known as one of the classes of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under… …   Wikipedia

• Precipitation types — In meteorology, precipitation types can include the character or phase of the precipitation which is falling to ground level. There are three distinct ways that rain can occur. These methods include convective, stratiform, and orographic rainfall …   Wikipedia

• Rain shadow — For the Australian television series see Rain Shadow (TV series). A rain shadow or rainshadow, or more accurately, precipitation shadow, is a dry region of land that is leeward of a mountain range or other geographic feature, with respect to… …   Wikipedia

• orographic precipitation — precipitation caused by the lifting of moist air over a mountain barrier. [1965 70] * * * ▪ meteorology       rain, snow, or other precipitation produced when moist air is lifted as it moves over a mountain range. As the air rises and cools,… …   Universalium

• rain shadow — Meteorol. a region in the lee of mountains that receives less rainfall than the region windward of the mountains. [1900 05] * * *       lee side of an orographic (mountainous) barrier, which receives considerably less precipitation than the… …   Universalium

• rain shadow — noun an area of diminished precipitation on the lee side of mountains …   Wiktionary

• rain shadow — noun an area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching it • Hypernyms: ↑area, ↑country …   Useful english dictionary

• Jeseník District — Okres Jeseník   District   Jeseník city …   Wikipedia

• United States rainfall climatology — The characteristics of United States rainfall climatology differ significantly across the United States and its possessions. Late summer and fall extratropical cyclones bring a majority of the precipitation which falls across western, southern,… …   Wikipedia

• India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …   Universalium

• Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …   Universalium