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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The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...
A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.
A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.
The belt between 50-70 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, adjacent to the Polar Region. Although...
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

