atmospheric river
atmospheric river noun: a narrow and long band of atmospheric moisture that transports a lot of water vapour, originating from the tropics, in a manner superficially similar to how a terrestrial river transports water.
Noun
atmospheric river (plural atmospheric rivers)
- A narrow and long band of atmospheric moisture that transports a lot of water vapour, originating from the tropics, in a manner superficially similar to how a terrestrial river transports water.
- A sequence of atmospheric rivers will bring heavy rainfall and snow to the Western U.S. and Canada over the next week. […] This early in the forecast, meteorologists are certain that the weather pattern is set up for a series of atmospheric river events — in some locations likely reaching a three...2024 January 26, Judson Jones, “More Atmospheric Rivers Are on the Way. Here’s What the West Can Expect.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 28 Jan 2024
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Synonyms of atmospheric river
Forms of atmospheric river
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Questions about atmospheric river
- What does atmospheric river mean?
- Atmospheric river means a narrow and long band of atmospheric moisture that transports a lot of water vapour, originating from the tropics, in a manner superficially similar to how a terrestrial river transports water.
- What part of speech is atmospheric river?
- Atmospheric river is a noun.
- What is the plural of atmospheric river?
- The plural of atmospheric river is atmospheric rivers.
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