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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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The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

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

The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

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

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

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

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

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.