atmospheric river

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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

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