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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

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

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

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...

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

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...