atmospheric river

English

Noun

atmospheric river (plural atmospheric rivers)

1. (meteorology) 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.

   Synonym: AR

   • 2024 January 26, Judson Jones, “More Atmospheric Rivers Are on the Way. Here’s What the West Can Expect.”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     A sequence of atmospheric rivers will bring heavy rainfall and snow to the Western U.S. and Canada over the next week.

Hyponyms

• Pineapple Express

 

Derived terms

• arkstorm