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[[rain|Rain]] that leaves a colored stain on the ground and on exposed objects, often red or  rusty in hue.<br/> The coloration is usually the result of rain picking up [[particles]] as it falls through a dust-filled  [[subcloud layer]]. The subcloud layer, usually rich in iron oxide, may originate from an area far  from the observed colored rain event. This phenomenon has been observed frequently in Italy with  particles advected northward from the Sahara. <br/>''See'' [[blood rain]].
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">[[Rain]] that leaves a colored stain on the ground and on exposed objects, often red or  rusty in hue.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The coloration is usually the result of rain picking up [[particles]] as it falls through a dust-filled  [[subcloud layer]]. The subcloud layer, usually rich in iron oxide, may originate from an area far  from the observed colored rain event. This phenomenon has been observed frequently in Italy with  particles advected northward from the Sahara. <br/>''See'' [[blood rain]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 11:01, 26 March 2024

Rain that leaves a colored stain on the ground and on exposed objects, often red or rusty in hue.
The coloration is usually the result of rain picking up particles as it falls through a dust-filled subcloud layer. The subcloud layer, usually rich in iron oxide, may originate from an area far from the observed colored rain event. This phenomenon has been observed frequently in Italy with particles advected northward from the Sahara.
See blood rain.

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