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Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) images (1982 to present) Links to Landsat Thematic Mapper images used in mapping regional and local aeolian vulnerability in Southwestern U.S. (Score: 1.000)

Water resources of North Carolina USGS water resources home page for North Carolina with links to hydrologic studies and long-term and real-time data on streamflow, ground and surface water, floods,droughts, precipitation, and water quality plus district information. (Score: 0.909)

National highway runoff water quality data and methodology synthesis Cooperative national project with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to evaluate FHWAs guidelines for highway-runoff quality. Links to searchable online bibliography of related publications by the USGS, EPA, FHWA, and state agencies. (Score: 0.690)

On-line data and reports on acid rain, atmospheric deposition, and precipitation chemistry Access to map of data collection sites of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends Network (NADP/NTN)with links to other maps and reports on wet atmospheric deposition (chemicals deposited via rain, sleet and snow). (Score: 0.690)

Water Watch: current water resources conditions U.S. map of real-time streamflow compared to historical values with links to U.S. maps and data of surface water, ground water, precipitation, river conditions and floods and other information on current and past water resources conditions. (Score: 0.690)

Water science for schools: Earths water - runoff Site for elementary school students on runoff with links to information on rivers and watersheds, plus random link and glossary. (Score: 0.690)

Water science for schools: follow a drip through the water cycle Site for elementary school students on the water cycle with a link to a version geared for second grade students and a random link. (Score: 0.690)

Climate and droughts Article from Water-Supply Paper 2375 covering the relationships of surface-air temperature and frequency and duration of precipitation with the complex phenomenon of drought. (Score: 0.586)

Precipitation Trends and Water Consumption in the Southwestern United States (Score: 0.585)

Use of remotely sensed image data to automatically map wind erosion vulnerability (eolian mapping) and rainfall mapping Links to remote sensing images monitoring wind erosion and rainfall in Arizona. (Score: 0.468)

Climate of North Dakota: severe storms Reviews frequency and distribution of tornadoes, wind storms, and hail storms in North Dakota. (Score: 0.452)

Solar irradiance and streamflow in Kansas Report on the hypothesis that variations of the total solar irradiance reaching the Earth and its atmosphere affect the precipitation and runoff of the western U.S. Includes links to research papers, bibliography, and climatic data. (Score: 0.451)

Solar-irradiance variations and regional precipitations in the western United States Study of the relationship of changes in total solar irradiance to changes in regional precipitation in the western United States as affected by water circulation in the Pacific Ocean. (Score: 0.451)

Hydrologic conditions for Illinois: Drought perceptions, effects, and assessment Map of stream conditions and links to precipitation data, drought statistics, and information on floods and droughts in Illinois. (Score: 0.451)

Real-time precipitation data for Illinois Access to real-time precipitation data for Illinois. (Score: 0.450)

Water data for Illinois Links to streamflow, surface and groundwater, water quality, flood, drought, and precipitation data in real-time and for historic time periods for Illinois. (Score: 0.450)

Maine Cooperative Snow Survey The Maine Cooperative Snow Survey collects, interprets, and distributes information on the depth and water content of Maines snowpack in the late winter and early spring, when the danger of flooding in Maines rivers and streams is greatest. (Score: 0.442)

Extent of Pleistocene lakes in the western Great Basin Map of Pleistocene pluvial lakes in the western Great Basin(Nevada, eastern California, southern Oregon). Includes metadata, online PDF map view, and downloadable ARCINFO export files, ArcView Shapefiles, and TIFF files. (Score: 0.438)

Massachusetts and Rhode Island District water data Links to streamflow, surface and groundwater, water quality, flood, drought, and precipitation data in real-time and for historic time periods for Massachusetts and Rhode Island. (Score: 0.397)

Hydrologic studies in Long Valley caldera Hydrologic monitoring data for Long Valley caldera, California, on springs, streams, wells, fumaroles, and precipitation to study the natural hydrologic variations and the response of the hydrologic system to volcanic and tectonic processes. (Score: 0.377)

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About precipitation (atmospheric):

Definition: Water that falls to the surface from the atmosphere as rain, snow, hail, or sleet. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.]

Used for: rain, rainfall, snow, snowfall, precipitation measurements, rainfall measurements, snowfall measurements