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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Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...
A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...
The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...
A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...
Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.