Here's a look at the phenomenon:___WHAT IS AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER?
Atmospheric rivers are long and relatively narrow bands of water vapor that form over an ocean and flow through the sky, transporting much of the moisture from the tropics to northern latitudes.
While traditional cold winter storms out of the north Pacific build the Sierra snowpack, atmospheric rivers tend to be warm.
___WHERE DID THE TERM ATMOSPHERIC RIVER COME FROM?
Atmospheric rivers are often referred to as ARs.
Persons:
Yong Zhu, Reginald E, Newell
Organizations:
National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, . Geological Survey, U.S ., Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Center, Western, California -, NOAA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Locations:
California, Hawaii, West Coast, United States, Mississippi, U.S . West Coast, Sierra Nevada, California - Nevada