Atmospheric rivers (Q318)
Subject, term, tag: Atmospheric rivers
- Atmospheric rivers (ARs)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Atmospheric rivers |
Subject, term, tag: Atmospheric rivers |
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Statements
IPCC Glossary v1.5
1 reference
27 May 2026
Long, narrow (up to a few hundred km wide), shallow (up to a few km deep) and transient corridors of strong horizontal water vapour transport that are typically associated with a low-level jet stream ahead of the cold front of an extratropical cyclone (ETC) (Ralph et al., 2018). (English)
IPCC Glossary v1.5
1 reference
27 May 2026