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 cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
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The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...