About 120 results for ‘Rain’
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Rain
Rain is liquid water in the form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then precipitated—that is, become heavy enough to fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the planet. It provides suitable conditions for many types of ecosystem, as well as water for hydroelectric power plants and crop irrigation. The major cause of rain production is moisture moving along three-dimensional zones of temperature and moisture contrasts known as weather fronts. If enough moisture and upward motion is present, precipitation falls from convective clouds (those with strong upward vertical motion) such as cumulonimbus (thunder clouds) which can organize into narrow rainbands. In mountainous areas, heavy precipitation is possible where upslope flow is maximized within windward sides of the terrain at elevation which forces moist air to condense and fall out as rainfall along the sides of mountains. On the leeward side of mountains, desert climates can exist due to the dry air caused by downslope flow which causes heating and drying of the air mass. The movement of the monsoon trough, or intertropical convergence zone, brings rainy seasons to savannah climes. The urban heat island effect leads to increased rainfall, both in amounts and intensity, downwind of cities. Global warming is also causing changes in the precipitation pattern globally, including wetter conditions across eastern North America and drier conditions in the tropics. Antarctica is the driest continent. The globally averaged annual precipitation over land is 715 millimetres (28.1 in), but over the whole Earth is it much higher at 990 millimetres (39 in). Climate classification systems such as the Köppen climate classification system use average annual rainfall to help differentiate between differing climate regimes. Rainfall is measured using rain gauges. Rainfall amounts can be estimated by weather radar. Rain is also known or suspected on other planets, where it may be composed of methane, neon, sulfuric acid or even iron rather than water. Weather</tr> Calendar seasons</tr> Spring · Summer Autumn · Winter Tropical seasons Dry season · Wet season Storms</tr> Thunderstorm · Supercell Downburst · Lightning Tornado · Waterspout Tropical cyclone (Hurricane) Extratropical cyclone Winter storm · Blizzard · Ice storm Dust storm · Firestorm · Cloud Precipitation</tr> Drizzle · Rain · Snow · Graupel Freezing rain · Ice pellets · Hail Topics</tr> Meteorology · Climate Weather forecasting Heat wave · Air pollution Cold wave Weather portal vte
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- Artist(s):
- Raphael
L'ARCHE DE NOE (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Date:
- 18th century
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Auguste Rodin
LA PLUIE, FEMME NUE ALLONGEE SUR LE VENTRE, UNE MAIN AU M...
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Rain
- Upper limb
- Woman
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- Date:
- 19th century
- 20th century
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- Artist(s):
- Auguste Rodin
PLUIE, FEMME NUE, UN GENOU EN TERRE, UN PIED DANS UNE MAIN
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Crus (lower leg)
- Rain
- Woman
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- Date:
- 19th century
- 20th century
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La pluie: encore
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Rain
- Serviceman
- Sky
- Trench warfare
- Uniform
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- Date:
- 20th century
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les Tas de Pois [titre attribué]
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Atlantic Ocean
- Crozon
- Landscape
- Rain
- Wind wave
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- Date:
- 20th century
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Feuillet double : (Page 1, 2, 3, 4, ) orage dans le jardi...
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Barnyard
- Columba (genus)
- Design engineer
- Garden
- Herb
- House
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- Date:
- 20th century
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- Artist(s):
- Louis-Léopold Boilly
L'AVERSE
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- Artist(s):
- Antoine Chintreuil
PLUIE ET SOLEIL
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- Artist(s):
- Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes
LE LAC DE NEMI SOUS LA PLUIE
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Date:
- 18th century
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Girolamo da Ponte
L'ENTREE DES ANIMAUX DANS L'ARCHE
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Date:
- 16th century
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- Artist(s):
- Edouard Pingret
Honneurs militaires rendus au roi à Gosport (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- History
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- Portrayed subject:
- Carriage
- Fanfare
- Flag
- Gosport
- Officer (armed forces)
- Queen Victoria
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Francesco Primaticcio
Jupiter presse les nuages pour produire la pluie
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cloud
- Jupiter (mythology)
- Rain
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