Atmospheric river soaking California - Earth.com - Earth Image Gallery

Atmospheric river soaking California

An atmospheric river is seen soaking California in this beautiful photo from NASA’s Earth Observatory. The photo was taken by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) onboard the Suomi-NPP. Atmospheric rivers are long and narrow areas of the atmosphere that transport large amounts of water vapor and move with the weather.

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