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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

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

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

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

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

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

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