Atmospheric lake explained
An atmospheric lake is a long-lived moisture-rich pool of slow moving water vapor. Currently, such pools are only known to exist over the western equatorial Indian Ocean (WEIO).[1] [2] Atmospheric lakes are formed when streams of water vapor separate from the South Asian monsoons to become isolated objects. These objects last for days at a time,[3] slowly meandering to the coasts. They move slowly as they exist in regions that lack strong winds. Atmospheric lakes can occur several times during the year.[4]
Atmospheric lakes move water from one area and to other areas that are dry and semi-arid. Atmospheric lakes that occur away from the equator sometimes become tropical cyclones.[5] [6]
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Notes and References
- Web site: New Meteorological Phenomenon Discovered: Atmospheric Lakes . 30 December 2021 . 31 December 2021 . Sci-News.
- Web site: Researchers identify new meteorological phenomenon dubbed 'atmospheric lakes' . 2022-01-22 . phys.org . en.
- Web site: Union . American Geophysical . Researchers identify new meteorological phenomenon dubbed 'atmospheric lakes' . 2023-11-08 . phys.org . en.
- Mapes . Brian E. . Tsai . Wei-Ming . 2021-12-16 . Long-lived vapor lakes over the Indian Ocean: closest outdoor phenomenon to the self-aggregation paradigm? . AGU Fall Meeting 2021 . American Geophysical Union.
- Web site: 2021-12-30 . New Meteorological Phenomenon Discovered: Atmospheric Lakes . 2023-11-08 . Sci.News . en-US.
- Web site: Nield . David . 2021-12-25 . Scientists Identify a Previously Unknown Type of Storm, Called an 'Atmospheric Lake' . 2023-11-08 . ScienceAlert . en-US.
