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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 condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...

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

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

An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...

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

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

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

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...