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Rain is water that falls from clouds to Earth's surface as precipitation. It matters because it provides fresh water essential for drinking, agriculture, and ecosystems.
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25,773 papers- Rain Amplification of Persistent Organic Pollutants.Environmental science & technology · 2021Casas G, Martinez-Varela A, Vila-Costa M et al.DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c03295
- Effects of acid rain on plant growth: A meta-analysis.ReviewJournal of environmental management · 2021Shi Z, Zhang J, Xiao Z et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113213
- Role of Rain in the Spore Dispersal of Fungal Pathogens Associated with Grapevine Trunk Diseases.Plant disease · 2024Ji T, Altieri V, Salotti I et al.DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-03-23-0403-RE
- Opportunistic Rain Rate Estimation from Measurements of Satellite Downlink Attenuation: A Survey.ReviewSensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Giannetti F, Reggiannini RDOI: 10.3390/s21175872
- Acid rain and air pollution: 50 years of progress in environmental science and policy.ReviewAmbio · 2020Grennfelt P, Engleryd A, Forsius M et al.DOI: 10.1007/s13280-019-01244-4
- Acid rain and its ecological consequences.ReviewJournal of environmental biology · 2008Singh A, Agrawal M
- Biomechanics: Rain yields tougher spider silks.Current biology : CB · 2024Agnarsson IDOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.11.058
- Infrastructural Aspects of Rain-Related Cascading Disasters: A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Huggins TJ, E F, Chen K et al.DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17145175
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- Formation
- Water-saturated air
- Coalescence and fragmentation
- Droplet size distribution
- Raindrop impacts
- Virga
- Causes
- Frontal activity
- Convection
- Orographic effects
- Within the tropics
- Human influence
- Characteristics
- Patterns
- Acidity
- Köppen climate classification
- Pollution and composition
- Measurement
- Gauges
- Remote sensing
- Intensity
- Return period
- Forecasting
- Impact
- Agricultural
- Culture and religion
- Global climatology
- Deserts
- Polar deserts
- Rainforests
- Monsoons
- Impact of the Westerlies
- Wettest known locations
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Rain is a form of precipitation where water droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor fall by gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth. It provides water for hydroelectric power plants, crop irrigation, and suitable conditions for many types of ecosystems.
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