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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

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

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

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

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 large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.