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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > LIQUID PRECIPITATION > RAIN

PREFERRED TERM

RAIN  

DEFINITION

  • A type of liquid precipitation in the form of liquid water drops with diameters greater than 0.5 millimeters (0.02 inches), or, if widely scattered, the drops may be smaller.

BROADER CONCEPT

NARROWER CONCEPTS

CHANGE NOTE

  • 2014-04-14 14:23:08.0 [128.183.164.42] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (RAIN [09a57dc7-3911-4a65-9f12-b819652b8671,84455] - HYDROMETEORS OBSERVED [9832fd10-0a53-44d4-88d7-018cc51ac93e,106307]);
  • 2014-04-14 14:32:09.0 [128.183.164.42] Move Concepts add narrower relation (RAIN [09a57dc7-3911-4a65-9f12-b819652b8671,84455] - FREEZING RAIN [a90306f0-353c-4083-941a-0973a6fd6584,86581]);
  • 2014-04-14 14:32:58.0 [128.183.164.42] Insert Concept add narrower relation (RAIN [09a57dc7-3911-4a65-9f12-b819652b8671,84455] - DRIZZLE [0ffab597-284f-4d1a-b026-a78a6604cec5,106335]);
  • 2014-04-14 14:33:15.0 [128.183.164.42] Insert Concept add narrower relation (RAIN [09a57dc7-3911-4a65-9f12-b819652b8671,84455] - FREEZING DRIZZLE [88e39edc-bf9b-4c02-8a9d-83f9b6c01891,106337]);
  • 2014-04-14 14:35:58.0 [128.183.164.42] Move Concepts add narrower relation (RAIN [09a57dc7-3911-4a65-9f12-b819652b8671,84455] - ACID RAIN [f9405e92-0c1c-4443-9cc4-45d662d8b5f2,83875]);
  • 2014-04-14 14:41:36.0 [128.183.164.42] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (RAIN [09a57dc7-3911-4a65-9f12-b819652b8671,84455] - HYDROMETEORS [280b66ac-b3a9-45da-8eb1-ba1db93f5149,86517]);
  • 2015-03-04 16:10:20.0 [saritz] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (RAIN [09a57dc7-3911-4a65-9f12-b819652b8671,84455] - LIQUID PRECIPITATION [7d45f108-dda2-4341-b853-ee3a490aad59,106777]);
  • 2015-03-04 16:13:33.0 [saritz] Move Concepts add narrower relation (RAIN [09a57dc7-3911-4a65-9f12-b819652b8671,84455] - DRIZZLE [0ffab597-284f-4d1a-b026-a78a6604cec5,106335]);
  • 2015-03-04 16:13:33.0 [saritz] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
  • 2015-03-04 16:13:43.0 [saritz] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
  • 2015-03-04 16:13:54.0 [saritz] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/09a57dc7-3911-4a65-9f12-b819652b8671

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