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Earth Science > Precipitation
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Precipitation Defined
Any condensed water falling from the atmosphere to the surface of the earth. Common types include rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
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NSW extends cloud seeding for Snowy Mountains
Published August 21, 2008, 5:27 pm, ABC via Yahoo!7 News
Seeding is a term normally associated with crop production, but in New South Wales clouds are being sown with chemicals to produce snow.
Take a hike on the Talapus Trail
Published August 21, 2008, 2:06 am, Seattle Times
Talapus Trail, east of North Bend, makes for a good half-day hike that's suitable for kids.
Global warming likely to mean more droughts and more floods
Published August 20, 2008, 11:25 am, San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5
Sitting on the edge of Seco Sinkhole in rural Medina County, watching runoff pour into the Edwards Aquifer, it is hard to imagine San Antonio running out of water.
Kerry Candaele: Rick Warren Interviews Thomas Jefferson
Published August 19, 2008, 12:23 pm, HuffingtonPost
"The modern tendency, to turn every conversation and shared search for answers to serious questions of statecraft, into a therapy session is both baffling and self-defiling."
U.S. Droughts Can Last Centuries
Published August 19, 2008, 9:51 am, LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News
Dips in the sun's activity have triggered centuries-long droughts in eastern North America, according to a new study that examined the geologic record stored within a stalagmite from a West Virginia cave. The link between periodic droughts and changes in solar activity initially was proposed by geologist Gerald Bond. He suggested that every 1,500 years, weak solar activity caused by ...
8/19/2008 10:42:00 AM
Published August 19, 2008, 8:43 am, CattleNetwork.com
Climate Change: What Should You Expect In The Future? Climate change has been, and may always be, a controversial topic. Whether you think humankind is contributing to climate change or not, change has occurred over time.
Authorities arrest 3 alleged meth suppliers
Published August 19, 2008, 2:29 am, The Huntsville Times
To download sample ballots for Huntsville's city elections next Tuesday, go to http://blog.al.com/ht/sampleballot/. Sample ballots will also be printed in Sunday's and Monday's papers.
USGS news: August science picks
Published August 18, 2008, 1:05 pm, EurekAlert!
( United States Geological Survey ) Discover new information on the Arctic's oil and gas resources, learn about a magnitude-5.4 earthquake that rattled Los Angeles, and find out about recent explosive eruptions of volcanoes in Alaska. Learn about carbon farming, a plague vaccine for endangered ferrets, and how lead shot and sinkers are impacting nearby fish and wildlife. The 2008 Olympics games ...
August Science Picks "” Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds
Published August 18, 2008, 12:54 pm, USGS
In this edition of Science Picks , discover new information on the Arctic's oil and gas resources, learn about a magnitude-5.4 earthquake that rattled Los Angeles, and find out about recent explosive eruptions of volcanoes in Alaska. Learn about carbon farming, a plague vaccine for endangered ferrets, and how lead shot and sinkers are impacting nearby fish and wildlife. The 2008 Olympics ...
On the job
Published August 18, 2008, 11:47 am, Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Robert M. Thompson Meteorologist-in-charge, National Weather Service, Taunton "I decided I wanted to go into meteorology when I was in fifth grade. I was fortunate enough to get a summer intern job and get my feet wet into operations."
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- Precipitation | Virginia Water Resources Research Center | Virginia Tech: Map showing areas in drought and the severity of the drought.
- New Jersey Weather and Climate Network - NJWxnet-
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- When it rains, it pours: Climate change to increase rainfall - USATODAY.com: When it rains, it pours: Climate change to increase rainfall
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- Universität Göttingen - Institut für Statistik und Ökonometrie - Institut.team. wzucchini: Lots of papers relating to weather simulation in particular precipitation.
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- Multivariate Nonhomogeneous Hidden Markov Model (MVNHMM) Toolbox
- Modeling Spatio-Tempora l Precipitation using Hidden Markov Models
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