Say my name: the polarising name of atmospheric rivers

IF 1.8 2区社会学 Q2 GEOGRAPHY

Australian Geographer Pub Date : 2023-04-03 DOI:10.1080/00049182.2023.2199465

K. Reid

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Few meteorological terms have caused such debate as Atmospheric Rivers (ARs). ARs were proposed in 1992, but a formal definition for ARs was only developed in 2015 following the observational campaigns of the 2000s that led to a deeper physical understanding. ARs can cause extreme rainfall, flooding, landslides, damaging winds, glacier melt, and even polar heatwaves. Despite their well-documented global impacts, there has been relatively little research on this phenomenon in Australia. Compound events involving ARs led to the devastating 2021 and 2022 flooding in eastern Australia. The media were drawn to the metaphor of a ‘river in sky’ but the term has not been embraced by our national weather service, and some scientists still question their existence. This essay explores the controversy of the name Atmospheric River and highlights what could be achieved if we focused less on the name and more on the science.

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说出我的名字：大气河流的两极分化的名字

摘要很少有气象术语像大气河流（ARs）那样引起这样的争论。AR是在1992年提出的，但在2000年代的观测活动之后，直到2015年才制定出AR的正式定义，这导致了更深入的物理理解。AR会导致极端降雨、洪水、山体滑坡、破坏性大风、冰川融化，甚至极地热浪。尽管它们的全球影响有据可查，但澳大利亚对这一现象的研究相对较少。涉及ARs的复合事件导致澳大利亚东部2021年和2022年发生毁灭性洪水。媒体被“天空中的河流”的比喻所吸引，但这个词并没有被我们的国家气象局所接受，一些科学家仍然质疑它们的存在。这篇文章探讨了大气河这个名字的争议，并强调了如果我们少关注这个名字，多关注科学，可以取得什么成就。

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Australian Geographer GEOGRAPHY-

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4.10

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期刊介绍： Australian Geographer was founded in 1928 and is the nation"s oldest geographical journal. It is a high standard, refereed general geography journal covering all aspects of the discipline, both human and physical. While papers concerning any aspect of geography are considered for publication, the journal focuses primarily on two areas of research: •Australia and its world region, including developments, issues and policies in Australia, the western Pacific, the Indian Ocean, Asia and Antarctica. •Environmental studies, particularly the biophysical environment and human interaction with it.