Phys.org  February 19, 2024 Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are filaments of enhanced horizontal moisture transport in the atmosphere. They play a prominent role in the meridional moisture transport and regional weather extremes. But the representations of ARs and their associated precipitation on a global scale remains largely unknown. A team of researchers in the US (UCLA, NCAR, Caltech) developed an AR detection algorithm specifically for satellite observations using moisture and the geostrophic winds derived from 3D geopotential height field from the combined retrievals of the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder and the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit on NASA Aqua satellite. The algorithm enabled […]