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Preferred term

MELTING LAYER HEIGHT  

Definition

  • Melting layer is the altitude interval throughout which solid-phase precipitation melts as it descends. The melting layer may be several hundred meters deep, reflecting the time it takes for all the hydrometeors to undergo the transition from solid to liquid phase. (en)

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Change note

  • 2019-02-15 14:38:41.0 [sritz] Insert Concept add broader relation (MELTING LAYER HEIGHT [ce105b93-42b1-4692-a8ef-dc10792f26bf,368503] - PRECIPITATION PROFILES [d4449cf4-8d4e-4282-b84d-5098715389dd,368491]);
  • 2019-02-25 17:37:45.0 [sritz] insert Definition (id: null text: The altitude interval throughout which ice-phase precipitation melts as it descends. language code: en);
  • 2019-02-25 17:41:37.0 [sritz] update Definition (Melting layer is the altitude interval throughout which solid-phase precipitation melts as it descends. The melting layer may be several hundred meters deep, reflecting the time it takes for all the hydrometeors to undergo the transition from solid to liquid phase.); update Definition ();

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/ce105b93-42b1-4692-a8ef-dc10792f26bf

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