predominant_precipitation_type_at_surface

A variable with the standard name predominant_precipitation_type_at_surface contains strings which indicate the character of the predominant precipitating hydrometeor at a location or grid cell. These strings have not yet been standardised. Alternatively, the data variable may contain integers which can be translated to strings using flag_values and flag_meanings attributes. "Precipitation" in the earth's atmosphere means precipitation of water in all phases. The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere.
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