Dark blue cloudy sky

What is Atmospheric River?

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

Schedule a Demo Today

A new era is starting with fundamentally new forecasting with unprecedented precision!

Contact Us

Glossary

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

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

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

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

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

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...