In the Australian region, atmospheric rivers are most often found to the south of the continent (Figure 1), but they can manifest over other regions of Australia. They are at least 2000 …

An explanation from the National Weather Service on atmospheric rivers. An atmospheric river (AR) is a narrow corridor or filament of concentrated moisture in the atmosphere.Other names …

An atmospheric river is a narrow, fast-flowing stream of moist air. It can be many thousands of kilometres long, and a few hundred wide. It’s a giant and invisible conveyor belt of water in the …

In the Australian region, atmospheric rivers are most often found to the south of the continent ahead of cold fronts in the mid-latitude storm tracks (Figure 1; Lora et al 2020), but they also …

Aug 10, 2020 · Two atmospheric rivers form off Australia's east and west coasts, channelling more water than 600 Murray Rivers from the tropics to southern states.

Apr 1, 2025 · ARs contribute substantially to precipitation in Australia. The algorithms developed by Mundhenk and Reid appear more effective in identifying AR-precipitation interactions in …

Apr 18, 2023 · During 2021 and 2022, eastern Australia sustained multiple intense Atmospheric Rivers that contributed to widespread flooding, extensive damage, and loss of life and …

Here we present a case study of the first direct observations of the impact of AR rain-on-snow (RoS) events on the marginal snowpack of the Australian Alps. Reanalysis data show ARs …

May 7, 2022 · Atmospheric rivers are large, narrow sections of the Earth’s atmosphere that transport moisture from the Earth’s tropics near the equator to the poles. At any given time, the …

Atmospheric rivers (ARs), as long and narrow bands of strong water vapour transport in the lower troposphere, have drawn increasing scientific attention in recent years. Results from a ...