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Rate of evaporation and frequency of rain

I recall reading, maybe twenty years ago, in a reputable source, the following. I think it is an interesting summary for the article, worth including. Except that I can neither remember nor find the source.

• On Earth, there is enough sunshine to evaporate about 1m of water per year, and the atmosphere can hold about 2cm of water. So, as a crude global average, it rains about about once a week, and it rains a bit less than an inch.

• On Titan, there is enough sunshine to evaporate about 1cm of methane per year, and the atmosphere can hold about 10m of methane. So, as a crude global average, it rains about about once a millennium, and when it rains, my oh my, does it rain!

If you have a source for something like this, please edit to include. if you believe me wrong, please post a correction here. Thank you. JDAWiseman (talk) 20:49, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

GA review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Climate of Titan/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: B33net (talk · contribs) 22:15, 17 August 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: Strange Orange (talk · contribs) 16:45, 22 August 2026 (UTC)

Good Article Criteria

1A. Prose 1B. Manual of Style 2A. Reference Layout 2B. Reliable Sources 2C. No Original Research 2D. No Copyright Violations 3A. Broadness 3B. Focused 4. Neutral 5. Stable 6A. Media Copyrights 6B. Relevant Media

We can start this GA

@Strange Orange: I am all set to start the GA, and I am off school for the weekend. If it takes us a little longer to pass, I will continue editing the article after 4 p.m. EST on weekdays. 🐝 B33net 🐝 01:20, 29 August 2026 (UTC)

I am halfway through — should be done by tomorrow. — Strange Orange | 01:33, 6 September 2026 (UTC)

@Strange Orange: Have you had a chance to wrap up your GA review? 🐝 B33net 🐝 03:39, 19 September 2026 (UTC)

Apologies again, things kept getting in the way which is unfair to you. The review is now complete. Most of my time was spent going through references as this is a topic I am not as familiar with. The article is a fun and informative read, and should be an easy pass. — Strange Orange | 16:36, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

@Strange Orange: I have added all but one of your suggestions. I omitted the last one from the "Seasons" section because the source does not provide a more detailed explanation of the changes in atmospheric circulation. Therefore, I have kept the original wording. Apart from that, I have included all your other suggestions. Please review the article and let me know if there is anything else I can add. 🐝 B33net 🐝 02:27, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

Great work! The article meets the criteria. — Strange Orange | 18:16, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

Lead

• Well summarized!

Temperature

• "Haze in Titan's atmosphere contributes to an anti-greenhouse effect by reflecting sunlight back into space, making the surface significantly colder than the upper atmosphere. This partially offsets the greenhouse effect, which raises the surface temperature. The anti-greenhouse effect lowers Titan's surface temperature by about 9 K, while the greenhouse effect raises it by about 21 K." — this is fine but the second sentence might make things less clear. Thoughts on merging the last two sentences into something like "This partially offsets the greenhouse effect and lowers Titan's surface temperature by about 9 K, while the greenhouse effect raises it by about 21 K."

Seasons

• We can potentially de-link "seasonal" which is an everyday term and "methane" which has been linked in the section above, per MOS:OL; conversely, Cassini's can be linked since it has only been linked in the lead so far.
• "due to changes in atmospheric circulation" — would it be possible to elaborate on the specific changes that result in that?
  • @Strange Orange: The ScienceDaily source does not support a more specific explanation of the changes in atmospheric circulation, so I kept the wording as is. 🐝 B33net 🐝 17:34, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Methane rain and lakes

• rainfall, methane, lakes, hydrocarbon, rainbows and seas could be de-linked (MOS:OL).
• "most would be visible only at infrared wavelengths." — this has an informative explanation as to why from its source which could be incorporated (the atmosphere is mostly clear at infrared wavelengths).
• "its atmosphere can hold the equivalent of about 10 m (33 ft) of liquid before precipitation occurs, compared with only a few centimeters on Earth" — is there a way to explain why that is the case?

Winds and circulation

• You could consider briefly explaining what Hadley cell is in parenthesis for broader accessibility.

Clouds

• clouds, methane, and organic compounds can be de-linked (MOS:OL).
• Is the png of the haze vortez related to the gif in the section above? If so, could it be better served alongside the gif in the section above?
• "This explanation is complicated by" — does "complicated" imply that this may not be the only explanation or that it may not be the correct explanation? It might be worthwhile to use more precise terms.
• "In the summer hemisphere, frequent, thick but sporadic methane clouds tend to cluster around 40 degrees latitude." — "frequent, thick but sporadic" is confusing.
• "occur at levels too weak for detection" — could use a more specific term instead of "levels".
• Can "under certain conditions" be explained or would it be too technical/unnecessarily detailed?

References

• It's recommended to use a consistent reference dating format — right now there is a mix of Month DD, YYY and DD Month YYYY.