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

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

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

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

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

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

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

The belt between 50-70 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, adjacent to the Polar Region. Although...

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

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.