What Is A Jet Stream?

The Jet Stream is a geostrophic wind blowing horizontally through the upper layers of the troposphere, generally from west to east, at an altitude of 20,000 - 50,000 feet.

Wavy jet stream - the picture of radical climate disruption

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Polar Vortex Phenomenon: China's Mohe city temperature coldest in its recorded history

The Jet Stream National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

What is the jet stream? - wePowder

The jet stream

Polar Vortex: How the Jet Stream and Climate Change Bring on Cold Snaps - Inside Climate News

Jet Streams PBS LearningMedia

The Jet Stream National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Wacky Weather, a Warmer Arctic, and a Slower Jet Stream – Is There a Link? - Union of Concerned Scientists

The jet stream explained - BBC Sky at Night Magazine

US National Weather Service Boston MA - #WeatherKnowledgeWednesday You may have heard of the jet stream, but what is it and why do we care about it when forecasting the weather? Jet

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