What is Atmospheric River?

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

Weather is the day-to-day meteorological conditions that happen in our atmosphere. Weather can change within minutes, which...

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

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

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 heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...