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What is Atmospheric River?

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

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Glossary

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.