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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

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

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 strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

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

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...