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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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A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

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

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...

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

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...