What is Atmospheric River?
A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.
Schedule a Demo Today
A new era is starting with fundamentally new forecasting with unprecedented precision!
Contact UsGlossary
Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...
A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...
Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...
CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...
Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...
Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...
A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.