jet stream
noun
: a long narrow meandering current of high-speed winds near the tropopause blowing from a generally westerly direction and often exceeding a speed of 250 miles (402 kilometers) per hour
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The jet stream is more orderly in the winter months, when cold air prevents its winds from wandering off track.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
When that happens, the jet stream also tends to stall, which can leave weather systems stuck in place.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Instead of drawing on the ocean’s heat, the jet stream — a fast-moving, high-altitude air current — can continue driving the remnants of a hurricane over land, similar to the mechanism behind major winter storms.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 14 Aug. 2024
Year-to-year differences in tornadoes are due to how the storm tracks line up and how the jet stream — strong winds in the upper levels of the atmosphere — is situated, Vavrus said.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 29 July 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
When that happens, the jet stream also tends to stall, which can leave weather systems stuck in place.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Instead of drawing on the ocean’s heat, the jet stream — a fast-moving, high-altitude air current — can continue driving the remnants of a hurricane over land, similar to the mechanism behind major winter storms.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 14 Aug. 2024
Year-to-year differences in tornadoes are due to how the storm tracks line up and how the jet stream — strong winds in the upper levels of the atmosphere — is situated, Vavrus said.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 29 July 2024
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“Jet stream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jet%20stream. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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