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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION ANOMALIES

PREFERRED TERM

PRECIPITATION ANOMALIES  

DEFINITION

  • The deviation of the amount of precipitation falling in a given region over a specified period from the long-term average value for the same region.

BROADER CONCEPT

CHANGE NOTE

  • 2015-03-04 15:38:12.0 [saritz] update Definition (The deviation of the amount of precipitation falling in a given region over a specified period from the long-term average value for the same region.  );

URI

https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/22a4ddef-90f0-4935-a13d-26b14723a956

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