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English-Russian aviation meteorology dictionary. 2013.
English-Russian aviation meteorology dictionary. 2013.
Graupel — (also called snow pellets) refers to precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake, forming a 2 ndash;5 mm ball of rime; the snowflake acts as a nucleus of condensation in this process. The term is derived… … Wikipedia
graupel — noun Etymology: German Date: 1889 granular snow pellets called also soft hail … New Collegiate Dictionary
graupel — /grow peuhl/, n. See snow pellets. [1885 90; < G; dim. of Graupe hulled grain] * * * … Universalium
graupel — Snow pellets or a soft form of hail … Grandiloquent dictionary
graupel — ˈgrau̇pəl noun ( s) Etymology: German, diminutive of graupe peeled grain, groat, probably of Slavic origin; akin to Polish, Slovak, Serbo Croatian, Russian, & Ukrainian krupa peeled grain, groat; akin to Old English hrēof rough, scabby, leprous… … Useful english dictionary
snow pellets — precipitation, usually of brief duration, consisting of crisp, white, opaque ice particles, round or conical in shape and about two to five millimeters in diameter. Also called graupel, soft hail, tapioca snow. [1940 45] * * * snow pellets,… … Useful english dictionary
snow pellets — precipitation, usually of brief duration, consisting of crisp, white, opaque ice particles, round or conical in shape and about two to five millimeters in diameter. Also called graupel, soft hail, tapioca snow. [1940 45] * * * … Universalium
Lightning — This article is about the atmospheric electrical phenomenon. For other uses, see Lightning (disambiguation). See also: Lightning strike Lightning striking Atlanta, United States Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge (spar … Wikipedia
Thundersnow — also known as a winter thunderstorm or a thunder snowstorm is a rare thunderstorm with snow falling as the primary precipitation instead of rain. It commonly falls in regions of strong upward motion within the cold sector of extratropical… … Wikipedia
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
Types of snow — Hoar frost that grows on the snow surface due to water vapor moving up through the snow on cold, clear nights Types of snow can be designated by the shape of its flakes, description of how it is falling, and by how it collects on the ground. A… … Wikipedia