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On many occasions, the region was hit by back-to-back storms, and several of those systems gained extra strength by tapping moisture from the subtropics.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2023
But in the summer, a ridge of high pressure moves up from the subtropics.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 15 July 2013
Big southward dips in that high altitude river of air have allowed storms to pick up copious moisture in the subtropics.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2023
The term atmospheric river refers to huge plumes of airborne moisture that periodically surge out of the subtropics and plow into various places on the West Coast, particularly California.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2023
But in the summer, a ridge of high pressure moves up from the subtropics.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 15 July 2013
Big southward dips in that high altitude river of air have allowed storms to pick up copious moisture in the subtropics.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2023
The term atmospheric river refers to huge plumes of airborne moisture that periodically surge out of the subtropics and plow into various places on the West Coast, particularly California.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022
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“Subtropics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subtropics. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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subtropics
plural noun
sub·trop·ics
ˌsəb-ˈträp-iks 
ˈsəb-
: subtropical regions
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