Sentences with phrase «how atmospheric rivers»
This chart helps show how atmospheric rivers are formed and end up causing precipitation on land.
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«How atmospheric rivers form: How Atmospheric Rivers Form.»
Using information on how atmospheric rivers have previously behaved in response to these oscillations, they found that the quasi-biennial oscillation matters — a lot.
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The preliminary results of this study have been on our website since the time the flooding happened, but now we have looked not only at the rainfall, but also the influence of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions on the atmospheric circulation and how this propagates from rainfall, to river flow down to the direct impact of flooded houses in the river catchment zones.
A NOAA website on atmospheric rivers contains this fascinating statistic that illustrates just how much moisture can be transported by winds in the mid-to-upper atmosphere: «A strong atmospheric river transports an amount of water vapor roughly equivalent to 7.5 - 15 times the average flow of liquid water at the mouth of the Mississippi River.&rriver transports an amount of water vapor roughly equivalent to 7.5 - 15 times the average flow of liquid water at the mouth of the Mississippi River.&rRiver.»
«If we can project the future — how much water we'll be getting from the rivers and when — then we can better plan for its many uses,» said atmospheric scientist Yun Qian.