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 decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
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 rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.
The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...
A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...
A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...
A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.