Advances in forecasting Atmospheric Rivers
Advances in forecasting Atmospheric Rivers
It is rainy season for the west coast and that means Atmospheric Rivers, which can bring repeated days of rain and moisture over the same region. These Atmospheric Rivers cause an average of one billion dollars a year in damages. Marty Ralph the Director of the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes spoke with Weather Command to discuss how new reconnaissance aircraft are being used to improve the way Atmospheric Rivers are forecast.