Concept information
Preferred term
PRECIPITATION
Definition
- All liquid or solid phase aqueous particles that originate in the atmosphere and fall to the earth's surface. (en)
Broader concept
- ATMOSPHERE (en)
Narrower concepts
- ACCUMULATIVE CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION (en)
- ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATION INDICES (en)
- DROPLET SIZE (en)
- HYDROMETEORS (en)
- LIQUID PRECIPITATION (en)
- LIQUID WATER EQUIVALENT (en)
- PRECIPITATION AMOUNT (en)
- PRECIPITATION ANOMALIES (en)
- PRECIPITATION PROFILES (en)
- PRECIPITATION RATE (en)
- SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT (en)
- SOLID PRECIPITATION (en)
- TOTAL SURFACE PRECIPITATION RATE (en)
- VIRGA (en)
Entry terms
- SNOW/ICE (en)
Change note
- 2014-04-14 14:22:22.0 [128.183.164.42] Insert Concept add narrower relation (PRECIPITATION [1532e590-a62d-46e3-8d03-2351bc48166a,83877] - Hydrometeors Observed [9832fd10-0a53-44d4-88d7-018cc51ac93e,106307]);
- 2014-04-14 14:23:08.0 [128.183.164.42] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
- 2014-04-14 14:23:40.0 [128.183.164.42] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
- 2014-04-14 14:27:14.0 [128.183.164.42] Insert Concept add narrower relation (PRECIPITATION [1532e590-a62d-46e3-8d03-2351bc48166a,83877] - SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT [30bd3a01-8cb0-4045-a998-582adbf97df9,106321]);
- 2014-04-14 14:27:50.0 [128.183.164.42] Insert Concept add narrower relation (PRECIPITATION [1532e590-a62d-46e3-8d03-2351bc48166a,83877] - ACCUMULATIVE CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION [2b3dc817-9238-482a-8c10-d34375f3d27d,106323]);
- 2014-04-14 14:28:21.0 [128.183.164.42] Insert Concept add narrower relation (PRECIPITATION [1532e590-a62d-46e3-8d03-2351bc48166a,83877] - ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATION INDICES [c7477201-761f-4cd1-b986-3e99a0be866b,106325]);
- 2014-04-14 14:32:09.0 [128.183.164.42] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
- 2014-04-14 14:32:37.0 [128.183.164.42] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
- 2014-04-14 14:35:58.0 [128.183.164.42] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
- 2014-04-14 14:36:42.0 [128.183.164.42] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
- 2014-04-14 14:40:55.0 [128.183.164.42] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
- 2014-04-14 14:41:07.0 [128.183.164.42] Move Concepts add narrower relation (PRECIPITATION [1532e590-a62d-46e3-8d03-2351bc48166a,83877] - HYDROMETEORS [280b66ac-b3a9-45da-8eb1-ba1db93f5149,86517]);
- 2014-04-14 15:12:04.0 [128.183.164.42] Remove Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
- 2015-03-04 15:30:44.0 [saritz] update Definition (All liquid or solid phase aqueous particles that originate in the atmosphere and fall to the earth's surface.); update Definition (Glossary of Weather and Climate, American Meteorological Society, 2012.);
- 2015-03-04 16:07:45.0 [saritz] Insert Concept add narrower relation (PRECIPITATION [1532e590-a62d-46e3-8d03-2351bc48166a,83877] - LIQUID PRECIPITATION [58d44dfe-be2f-4949-a0b8-01e5caf725da,106773]);
- 2015-03-04 16:08:09.0 [saritz] Insert Concept add narrower relation (PRECIPITATION [1532e590-a62d-46e3-8d03-2351bc48166a,83877] - SOLID PRECIPITATION [6069df0a-ca6c-460c-b0b4-7b8c4d102af6,106775]);
- 2015-03-04 16:09:00.0 [saritz] Remove Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
- 2015-03-04 16:09:19.0 [saritz] Remove Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
- 2015-03-04 16:09:30.0 [saritz] Move Concepts add narrower relation (PRECIPITATION [1532e590-a62d-46e3-8d03-2351bc48166a,83877] - SOLID PRECIPITATION [1906bb87-db16-46db-b814-e0b322356125,106755]);
- 2015-03-04 16:09:51.0 [saritz] Insert Concept add narrower relation (PRECIPITATION [1532e590-a62d-46e3-8d03-2351bc48166a,83877] - LIQUID PRECIPITATION [7d45f108-dda2-4341-b853-ee3a490aad59,106777]);
- 2015-03-04 16:10:15.0 [saritz] Move Concepts add narrower relation (PRECIPITATION [1532e590-a62d-46e3-8d03-2351bc48166a,83877] - VIRGA [e96f2d1a-432e-44e4-bc88-6f8f35ae88fb,106311]);
- 2015-03-04 16:29:25.0 [saritz] Remove Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
- 2015-11-23 15:14:52.0 [aaleman] Insert Concept add narrower relation (PRECIPITATION [1532e590-a62d-46e3-8d03-2351bc48166a,83877] - TOTAL SURFACE PRECIPITATION RATE [9466020a-db25-40ba-a76f-4720800efc92,158493]);
- 2016-09-13 12:20:34.0 [saritz] Insert Concept add narrower relation (PRECIPITATION [1532e590-a62d-46e3-8d03-2351bc48166a,83877] - HYDROMETEORS [56f2cdbd-2a91-4267-97eb-1680e8582322,277845]);
- 2019-02-15 14:37:44.0 [sritz] Insert Concept add narrower relation (PRECIPITATION [1532e590-a62d-46e3-8d03-2351bc48166a,83877] - PRECIPITATION PROFILES [d4449cf4-8d4e-4282-b84d-5098715389dd,368491]);
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/1532e590-a62d-46e3-8d03-2351bc48166a
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