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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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A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

Perhaps you have come across them, maybe you are seeing them for the first time. These clouds, known as wave clouds, resemble...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

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

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

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

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