Name: Understanding Precipitation and Types of Rainfall
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 4 min 28 s
Description: Learn about the roles of water in the atmosphere, from cloud formation to precipitation, and how it impacts weather patterns and our daily lives.

Question

Discuss the salient features of the world distribution of precipitation.

Accepted Answer

Following are the salient features of the world distribution of precipitation:

1.Distinct amount of rainfall is received on different places on the earth’s surface in a year and in different seasons. ,

2.Rainfall goes on decreasing as we proceed from the equator towards the poles.

3.The coastal areas of the world receive greater amounts of rainfall than the interior of the continents. The rainfall is more over the oceans than on the landmasses of the world because of being great sources of water.

4.When mountains are side by side to the coast, the rain is significant on the coastal plain, on the windward side and it decreases towards the leeward side.

5.The central parts of the tropical land and the eastern and interior parts of the temperate lands receive rainfall varying between $50 - 100$ cm per annum.

Discuss the salient features of the world distribution of precipitation.

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