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rainfall

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 698112 Last modified 21.04.2017
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Domain meteorology
precipitation preferred
  • (in meteorology): water in liquid, solid or any state such as rain, snow, drizzle, sleet, hail, that falls from the atmosphere onto the earth
  • rainfall - the amount of rain, usually expressed in millimetres (inches) depth of water of an area, that reaches the surface of the earth
  • rainfall - a fall of rain; precipitation in the form of liquid water
  • rainfall - the amount of rain, usually expressed in millimetres (inches) depth of water of an area, that reaches the surface of the earth
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  • Keelendi 'precipitation' sünonüüm võib vahel olla 'rainfall'; vt. kontekst 1. {22.03.1999}
sademed
precipitation preferred
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  • 1. Rainfall (mm) ... total precipitation in the period.
  • 2. Certain parameters (rainfall, wind, radiation, etc.) have to be measured in an open area in the forest.
rainfall

Metroloogia terminibaas

ID 1126377 Last modified 14.12.2024
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Domain Standardisation - Metrology
sademeveekogus preferred
vihma hulk former
rainfall amount preferred
rainfall depth
  • kogus, mis on väljendatud sademete/vihmavee paksuse millimeetrites ööpäevas (mm/päevas) abil ja tähistab sademete/vihmavee kogusügavust (mm) 24 tunni jooksul
  • quantity that expresse in millimetres per day (mm/day) which represents the total depth of rainwater (mm), during 24 hours
sademeveekogus preferred
vihma hulk former
rainfall amount preferred
rainfall depth
rainfall

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