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Defining “Atmospheric River”: How the Glossary of Meteorology Helped Resolve a Debate

F. Martin Ralph Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California

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Michael D. Dettinger U.S. Geological Survey, Carson City, Nevada

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Mary M. Cairns Federal Aviation Administration, San Diego, California

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Thomas J. Galarneau University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

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John Eylander US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Hanover, New Hampshire

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01 Apr 2018
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https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0157.1
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837–839
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CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Mary Cairns, cairnsmm@gmail.com

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