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Atmospheric river - Wikipedia An atmospheric river (AR) is a narrow corridor or filament of concentrated moisture in the atmosphere Other names for this phenomenon are tropical plume, tropical connection, moisture plume, water vapor surge, and cloud band [1][2]
Atmospheric river | Description, Duration, Intensity, Facts | Britannica An atmospheric river is any long, narrow, and concentrated horizontal corridor of moisture in Earth’s troposphere that transports vast amounts of water vapor and heat from tropical regions near the Equator toward the middle and higher latitudes
The Science of Atmospheric Rivers, Explained Simply What Is an Atmospheric River? An atmospheric river is a narrow band of moisture-laden air, hundreds of miles long but usually only about 250 to 375 miles wide These corridors are packed with water vapor that travels across the sky, moving from tropical oceans toward land
Explainer: What Are Atmospheric Rivers? | Earth. Org What Are Atmospheric Rivers? Atmospheric rivers occur in the Earth’s atmosphere as a concentrated band of moisture and wind that transports large amounts of water vapor and are the largest and most important transport mechanisms of freshwater on Earth
DOE Explains. . . Atmospheric Rivers | Department of Energy Atmospheric rivers are large, narrow sections of the Earth’s atmosphere that carry moisture from the Earth’s tropics near the equator to the poles On average, the Earth has four to five active atmospheric rivers at any time