jet stream
Atmospheric river aloft
A jet stream is a narrow band of strong, high-altitude winds that flow from west to east in the upper atmosphere, typically at speeds between 80 and 140 miles per hour.
These rivers of fast-moving air occur at the boundaries between warm and cold air masses and significantly influence weather patterns, storm tracks, and aircraft flight times.
Pilots flying with the jet stream can reduce travel time, while those flying against it face longer journeys.
Directed flow of charge
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
- bandGroup playing music together
- channelPassage for transmission
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
pathway · circulation · movement · drift · surge · meandering · undulation · velocity
Persistent circulating cold air mass
- westerliesWinds from the sunset
- upper atmosphereAir layer farthest up
- stratosphereSecond atmospheric layer up
- air massAtmospheric volume, consistent temperature
weather patterns · cyclones · anticyclones · wind shear · meander · trough · ridge · pressure gradient
current
Directed flow of charge
corridor · pathway · circulation · movement · drift · surge · meandering · undulation · velocity · speed
polar vortex
Persistent circulating cold air mass
- westerliesWinds from the sunset
- upper atmosphereAir layer farthest up
- stratosphereSecond atmospheric layer up
air mass · weather patterns · cyclones · anticyclones · wind shear · meander · trough · ridge · pressure gradient · headwind
- environmental dataair quality index, climate data, carbon dioxide level, ozone level, weather data
- planetary weatherdust storm, hurricane, cyclone, anticyclone, polar vortex
- weather mapsweather map, climate map, temperature map, precipitation map, wind map
- wind systemstrade winds, westerlies, easterlies, wind patterns, surface winds
- atmosphereair, humidity, atmosphere, temperature, oxygen
- skyclouds, blue sky, cloud, sun, moon
jet streamsea breeze
Wind from ocean to land
land breeze · trade winds · surface currents · mountain breeze
jet streamcalm
Free from agitation
dead calm · doldrums · light breeze · gentle wind · stagnant air
jet, stream, streams, mainstream, streaming, jets, jettison, jetty, streamline