The Behavior of Jet Streams over Eastern North America during January and February 1948
Abstract
A graph of the latitude of jet streams at 80° W longitude for a 49-day period in the winter of 1947–8 shows that the jet stream undergoes changes which appear as discontinuities on such a graph. Several cases are discussed which illustrate the manner in which these discontinuities appear. The new jets so formed then appear to experience a southward displacement before their disappearance. Accompanying the southward displacement at this longitude is a disappearance of the solenoidal field accompanying the jet in the lower troposphere, and an increase of the potential temperature in the center of the jet.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v2i2.8535 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 116 - 124
Published on: Jan 1, 1950
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 1950 Norman A. Phillips, published by Stockholm University Press
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