Uploaded February 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Atmospheric rivers drew large amounts of tropical moisture from the western Pacific all the way to California in the second half of January 2016. This animation shows satellite-based estimates of "total precipitable water," which is the amount of liquid water available in the atmosphere to fall as rain or snow. Video produced by Dan Pisut, NOAA Environmental Visualization Lab. Unless specifically stated otherwise, Climate.gov video productions can be freely republished or re-purposed by others.
Atmospheric rivers drew large amounts of tropical moisture from the western Pacific all the way to California in the second half of January 2016. This animation shows satellite-based estimates of "total precipitable water," which is the amount of liquid water available in the atmosphere to fall as rain or snow. Video produced by Dan Pisut, NOAA Environmental Visualization Lab. Unless specifically stated otherwise, Climate.gov video productions can be freely republished or re-purposed by others.
