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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 strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

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