Preferred Label : rain out;
Detailed label : rain out in atmospheric chemistry;
IUPAC definition : The mechanism by which small particles in the clouds are removed by the formation
of raindrops; this is a different mechanism from wash out which is a process which
occurs below cloud level. Both the terms rain out and wash out have not always been
used in accordance with these definitions. For clarity they should be replaced by
the terms, in-cloud scavenging and below-cloud scavenging, respectively.;
Origin ID : R05123;
See also
The mechanism by which small particles in the clouds are removed by the formation
of raindrops; this is a different mechanism from wash out which is a process which
occurs below cloud level. Both the terms rain out and wash out have not always been
used in accordance with these definitions. For clarity they should be replaced by
the terms, in-cloud scavenging and below-cloud scavenging, respectively.
