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The key thing to understand is that solar activity causes shifts in the jet stream with consequent changes in weather patterns and triggers processes that lead to storm formation.
Piers Corbyn

Meaning of "jet stream" in the English dictionary

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JET STREAM

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Jet stream is a noun.
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WHAT DOES JET STREAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Jet stream

Jet streams are fast flowing, narrow air currents found in the atmospheres of some planets, including Earth. The main jet streams are located near the altitude of the tropopause, the transition between the troposphere and the stratosphere. The major jet streams on Earth are westerly winds. Their paths typically have a meandering shape; jet streams may start, stop, split into two or more parts, combine into one stream, or flow in various directions including the opposite direction of most of the jet. The strongest jet streams are the polar jets, at around 7–12 km above sea level, and the higher and somewhat weaker subtropical jets at around 10–16 km. The Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere each have both a polar jet and a subtropical jet. The northern hemisphere polar jet flows over the middle to northern latitudes of North America, Europe, and Asia and their intervening oceans, while the southern hemisphere polar jet mostly circles Antarctica all year round. Jet streams are caused by a combination of a planet's rotation on its axis and atmospheric heating.

Definition of jet stream in the English dictionary

The definition of jet stream in the dictionary is a narrow belt of high-altitude winds moving east at high speeds and having an important effect on frontogenesis. Other definition of jet stream is the jet of exhaust gases produced by a gas turbine, rocket motor, etc.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE JET STREAM

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Synonyms and antonyms of jet stream in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «jet stream» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JET STREAM

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The translations of jet stream from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jet stream» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

喷流
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

corriente en chorro
570 millions of speakers

English

jet stream
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जेट स्ट्रीम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التيار النفاث
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

реактивная струя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

corrente de jato
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জেট স্ট্রিম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

aliran jet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Jet-Stream
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジェット気流
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

제트 스트림
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jet stream
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

dòng máy bay phản lực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜெட் ஸ்ட்ரீம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जेट प्रवाह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Jet rüzgârı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corrente a getto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jet stream
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

реактивна струмінь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jet
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

αεροχειμάρρου
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

jetstream
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

jetströmmen
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

jet stream
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jet stream

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2 QUOTES WITH «JET STREAM»

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Piers Corbyn
The key thing to understand is that solar activity causes shifts in the jet stream with consequent changes in weather patterns and triggers processes that lead to storm formation.
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Michael Fish
The jet stream is the controlling influence over the world's weather systems.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JET STREAM»

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An Introduction to Satellite Image Interpretation
The trough is known as the cyclonic region of a jet stream (figure 9.2). In either hemisphere, the troughs and their associated low- pressure systems are characterized by rising air that cools and causes clouds to form. Air flowing around the ...
Eric D. Conway, 1997
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Understanding the Jet Stream: Clash of the Titans
Just to tidy a few loose ends before we have a closer look at how the Jet Stream affects our weather. There is a classic case of “the chicken or the egg” scenario. We know that our Jet Stream is formed at the boundary between the north polar ...
Ged Dunkel, 2010
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Essentials of Meteorology: An Invitation to the Atmosphere
Wind speeds in the central core of a jet stream often exceed 100 knots and occasionally 200 knots. Jet streams are usually found at the tropopause at elevations between 10 and 14 km (33,000 and 46,000 ft) although they may occur at both ...
C. Donald Ahrens, 2014
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Atmosphere, Weather and Climate
The term jet stream, used earlier for certain ocean current systems, was introduced in 1944 and soon became widely adopted. The corresponding German word Strahlstrome had in fact been first used in the 1930s. Bands of strong upper winds ...
Roger G. Barry, Richard J Chorley, 2009
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Boys' Life
The first world power to crack the jet stream mystery will have a distinct advantage for military air supremacy. The jet streams, with one notable exception , flow from west to east. High-flying jet fighters and bombers, knowing the exact locations ...
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The Facts on File Dictionary of Weather and Climate
Japan Current See Kuroshio Current. jet-effect wind See canyon wind. jet maximum The elongated core of a JET STREAM, in which the wind speed is strongest. In the winter the maximum speed in the POLAR FRONT JET STREAM can reach ...
Jacqueline Smith, 2009
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Fundamentals of Physical Geography
The best known jet stream is the polar front jet stream, which flows in the tropopause, above the polar front, the area of the subpolar low. Ranging from 40 –160 kilometers (25–100 mi) in width and up to 2 or 3 kilometers (1–2 mi) in depth, the ...
James Petersen, Dorothy Sack, Robert Gabler, 2010
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Hurricanes
If they approached from the side, it increased by the same amount for every 60 miles (100 km) of distance from the core of the jet stream. At the center of the stream the wind speed averages about 65 MPH (105 km/h) but it sometimes reaches ...
Michael Allaby, 2009
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Extreme Weather and Climate
FIGURE 8.9 ❱ ❱ FIGURE 8.10 Average position of the polar jet stream and the subtropical jet stream, with respect to a model of the general circulation in winter. Both jet streams are flowing from west to east. front is known as the polar front jet  ...
C. Donald Ahrens, Perry Samson, 2010
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The Asian Monsoon
Earlier, the thermal influences of the Plateau upon atmospheric circulation were inferred from: (1) the shift of the mid-tropospheric westerly jet stream from the south side to the north side of the Plateau in early summer; (2) the presence of a  ...
Bin Wang, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JET STREAM»

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El Niño may bring more than a little rain this fall | Dallas Morning News
The models also show a split jet stream — a major component of an El Niño period — that steers moisture across Mexico and into the ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
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El Nino 'to batter North East with snowstorms and freezing …
In 2010, it caused the jet stream passing over the North East to shift, bringing snow and ice off Scandinavia and the Arctic. Forecasters had ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
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Friday night storms kick off a hot & sultry weekend
The jet stream is north and this is allowing for the southern heat and humidity to spill into Minnesota and Wisconsin. The actual temps will cross ... «FOX 9 News, Jul 15»
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CBS 58 - Heat and Severe Storms Possible for Saturday
The jet stream has been pushing smoke from fires in Canada over Wisconsin for the past few days. A break from the milky sky comes in the form of rain on ... «WDJT, Jul 15»
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Water managers dodge bullet with 'May miracle' rains - LA Times
The storms came as the jet stream — a powerful flow of winds that moves from west to east — bypassed much of California and slid into the ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
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Weekly Long Range Outlook - Canadian Weather Blog Weather Blog
The model is fairly consistent in showing a fairly fast, jet stream flow dominating across southern Canada over the next few weeks, which ... «AccuWeather.com, Jul 15»
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The aerotropolis of Heathrow is being built for airheads - FT.com
... breakfast tables of London financiers sitting in brand new luxury apartments, whose prices are also being steadily inflated by the jet stream. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
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Climate Change Is Making Some Airline Flights Longer
As the jet stream over the Pacific Ocean gets stronger, planes face more air resistance as they head west. That's according to a new study, ... «Popular Mechanics, Jul 15»
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More stifling heat and humidity | Weather - Home - KSPR.com
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -. We've got a big dome of hot and humid air over us as the jet stream is well to our north taking most of the storms along it. «KSPR, Jul 15»
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Will El Niño come to the rescue this year? Signs point to yes …
Warm ocean water then migrates east, affecting the North Pacific jet stream and causing it to push storms normally headed for the Pacific ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»

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