A Meteorological Image of An Atmospheric River Slamming into the East Antarctic Coast on Feb. 15, 20 (IMAGE)

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A Meteorological Image of An Atmospheric River Slamming into the East Antarctic Coast on Feb. 15, 20

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L indicates the atmospheric river's low-pressure trough and H indicates the blocking high-pressure ridge further downstream, directing moisture transport (red arrows) into the Dronning Maud Land and the Princess Elisabeth base (white square). The colours show total moisture amounts (in centimetres equivalent of water).

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Irina Gorodetskaya

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