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 names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...
An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....
The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...
A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...
The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...