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Author Question: Explain the discovery of the jet stream in the middle and upper troposphere. What will be an ... (Read 75 times)

jasdeep_brar

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on: Jul 14, 2018
Explain the discovery of the jet stream in the middle and upper troposphere.
 
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A surface low-pressure system that results from motions in the upper troposphere is called a ________.
 
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ms_sulzle

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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: British and American pilots flying missions over Europe and Japan observed winds up to 250 mph. Meteorologists thought these high-level winds might be related to weather conditions at the surface. It was largely through the work of Carl Gustav Rossby that the jet stream was linked to mid-latitude cyclones.

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Answer: dynamic low


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Reply 2 on: Jul 14, 2018
Gracias!

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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