| 单词 | precipitable water |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprecipitable water precipitable water n. Meteorology water vapour which could form precipitation; the quantity of water vapour in an atmospheric column of unit cross-section, expressed as the mass or depth it would have if fully condensed to a liquid. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > [noun] > specific quantity of water vapour precipitable water1916 1916 Science 4 Aug. 169/1 The total quantity of precipitable water in the atmosphere on September 20, as determined by Fowle's spectroscopic method, varied between 3.32 at low-sun observations to 8.6 mm. 1971 Nature 23 Apr. 503/1 Schorn et al. have observed average water contents in the northern hemisphere [of Mars] of up to 25 μm of precipitable water. 1990 Sciences Jan. 47/2 More than McKibben's lively imagination is needed to believe that the hand of man..will reach out and slow the planet's rotation, altering gyres and their load of precipitable water. < as lemmas |
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