Worldview Tour: Atmospheric Rivers
Atmospheric rivers are long, narrow regions in the atmosphere - like rivers in the sky - that transport moist air from the tropics to higher altitudes, even up to the poles. The moist air combined with high wind speeds, produces heavy rain and snow.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Worldview
-
Visualizer
- Minnie Wong (SSAI)
Release date
This page was originally published on Wednesday, October 25, 2023.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 9:50 AM EDT.