jet (stream) band

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• jet stream — A narrow band of high velocity wind in the upper troposphere or in the stratosphere. These westerly air currents in the form of a flattened, narrow core may be thousands of miles in length and a hundred or more miles in width and have one or more …   Aviation dictionary

• jet stream —   an upper atmosphere wind which blows in a narrow band from west to east. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/global/jet.htm …   Geography glossary

• jet stream — A narrow band of high velocity wind in the upper troposphere or in the stratosphere …   Military dictionary

• stream — I n. 1) to ford a stream 2) a mountain; running; swollen stream 3) a steady stream (a steady stream of refugees) 4) the jet stream ( band of high velocity winds moving from west to east ) II v. (P; intr.) people were streaming towards the town… …   Combinatory dictionary

• jet engine — an engine, as an aircraft engine, that produces forward motion by the rearward exhaust of a jet of fluid or heated air and gases. Also called jet, jet motor. [1940 45] * * * Any of a class of internal combustion engines that propel aircraft by… …   Universalium

• jet — i. An aircraft powered by one or more gas turbine engines. ii. A gas turbine engine may be referred to as a jet engine. iii. A strong, well defined stream of fluid either issuing from an orifice or moving in a contracted duct, such as the jet of… …   Aviation dictionary

• Cold (band) — Cold Cold spider logo Background information Origin Jacksonville, Florida, USA Genres …   Wikipedia

• jetstream — jetˈstream or jet stream noun 1. A narrow band of very high velocity, westerly winds more than 30000ft (c.10000m) above the earth (meteorology) 2. The exhaust of a jet engine or rocket motor • • • Main Entry: ↑jet …   Useful english dictionary

• climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …   Universalium

• Atmosphere of Jupiter — Cloud pattern on Jupiter in 2000 The atmosphere of Jupiter is the largest planetary atmosphere in the Solar System. It is mostly made of molecular hydrogen and helium in roughly solar proportions; other chemical compounds are present only in… …   Wikipedia

• Climate of Minnesota — On March 29, 1881 snowdrifts in Minnesota were higher than locomotives. The climate of Minnesota is typical of a continental climate, with cold winters and hot summers. Minnesota s location in the Upper Midwest allows it to experience some of the …   Wikipedia