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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

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

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

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

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

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

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

The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...