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

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

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

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

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

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

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...