For general information on Atmospheric Rivers (ARs), please click the links and video, below.

https://www.noaa.gov/stories/what-are-atmospheric-rivers

https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/new-scale-characterize-strength-and-impacts-atmospheric-river-storms

https://scijinks.gov/atmospheric-river/

 

 

Here is the new Atmospheric River Strength and Impact Scale created by a team of researchers, led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California-San Diego: