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jet streams  

Definition

  • THE JET STREAMS are fast-flowing eastward currents of air in the mid-latitudes of both hemispheres, with their cores at altitudes above 30,000 ft. (9,144 m.). [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change; Jet Streams]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-JJ0D6DDP-0

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