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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

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

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

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

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

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

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

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...