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 occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...
The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...
The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...
The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.