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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

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.

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

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.