What is rain short for?
What is rain short for?
RAIN
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| RAIN | Regional Access Information Network |
| RAIN | Rakai AIDS Information Network |
| RAIN | Redundant Array of Independent Netports (IEEE 802.1d Link Aggregation and Cisco Fast Etherchannel) |
| RAIN | Recognize, Avoid, Isolate, Notify |
What is the difference between rain and rainfall?
As per definition, rain is water that falls from the sky. Rainfall is used when we want to communicate how much rain falls in a certain area over a specific period/day/time or in a more general way, the average amount of rain that falls over a specific period to communicate overall rain status.
What causes frontal rain?
Frontal precipitation is the result of frontal systems surrounding extratropical cyclones or lows, which form when warm and tropical air meets cooler air. Warm fronts occur where warm air pushes out a previously extant cold air mass. The warm air overrides the cooler air and moves upward dud.
Why does England rain so much?
The prevailing warm moist westerly winds mean that the west of the UK is more likely to receive rainfall from Atlantic weather systems, in the form of frontal rainfall. These weather systems usually move from west to east across the UK and as they do so the amount of rainfall they deposit reduces.
What is called 4 o’clock rain?
In the late afternoon the clouds burst into a heavy downpour often accompanied by thunder and lightning. It usually occurs at about 4 p.m, so convectional rain is called 4 o’clock rain and occurs daily in the equatorial regions.
What is 4 o’clock rain in DRC?
In the late afternoon, the clouds burst into a heavy downpour, often accompanied by thunder and lighting. It usually occurs at about 4 pm, so convectional rain is called ‘four o’clock rain’ and occurs daily in the equatorial regions.
Why does it rain at the equator?
Near the Earth’s equator, solar heating is intense year round. The Sun heats the ocean, evaporating tremendous amounts of water. The sun-warmed ocean heats the overlying air, which rises like a hot air balloon. As air rises, it cools, and water vapor condenses into rain.
What countries are directly on the equator?
The Equator passes through 13 countries: Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome & Principe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati.
How many pressure belts are there on the earth?
seven pressure belts
Why do the winds curve to the east between 30 60 degrees?
The Coriolis effect is the apparent curvature of global winds, ocean currents, and everything else that moves freely across the Earth’s surface. The curvature is due to the rotation of the Earth on its axis. Between thirty and sixty degrees latitude, the winds that move toward the poles appear to curve to the east.
How does temperature affect pressure?
As the temperature increases, the average kinetic energy increases as does the velocity of the gas particles hitting the walls of the container. The force exerted by the particles per unit of area on the container is the pressure, so as the temperature increases the pressure must also increase.