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Scientists are investigating ways to harness the wind energy within the jet stream. According to one estimate of the potential wind energy in the jet stream, only one percent would be needed to meet the world's current energy needs. In the late 2000s it was estimated that the required technology would reportedly take 10–20 years to develop. [51]
Near record-breaking wind over the mid-Atlantic region pushed east-bound commercial planes to supersonic speeds this weekend.. One passenger plane, a Virgin Atlantic flight traveling from ...
The characteristics of the meteorological environment that MCCs form in are strong warm air advection into the formation environment by a southerly low-level jet stream (wind maximum), strong moisture advection which increases the relative humidity of the formation environment, convergence of air near the surface, and divergence of air aloft ...
SIGWX is a Significant Weather Chart defined by ICAO.. Weather charts [1] being issued by World Area Forecast Centres [2] (from meteorological offices in London and Washington), presenting the most important meteorological phenomena relevant especially for air traffic transport.
The powerful, dynamic system moving across the region will be driven by an uncommonly strong jet stream, which could see speeds top nearly 150 mph high up in the atmosphere. Washington Flights ...
Surface temperatures in the western North Atlantic: Most of the North American landmass is black and dark blue (cold), while the Gulf Stream is red (warm). Source: NASA The Gulf Stream is a warm and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and flows through the Straits of Florida and up the eastern coastline of the United States, then veers east near 36°N latitude ...
A more southern path of the jet stream — which flows at a height near the cruising altitude of commercial planes — is a hallmark of the periodic climate pattern El Niño .
Troughs may be at the surface, or aloft, at altitude. Near-surface troughs sometimes mark a weather front associated with clouds, showers, and a wind direction shift. Upper-level troughs in the jet stream (as shown in diagram) reflect cyclonic filaments of vorticity. Their motion induces upper-level wind divergence, lifting and cooling the air ...