Jet streams

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf atmospheric phenomenon
gptkbp:affects storm development
temperature distribution
gptkbp:canShiftDueTo climate change
seasonal changes
gptkbp:cause clear-air turbulence
gptkbp:causedBy temperature differences between air masses
gptkbp:characterizedBy narrow bands of strong wind
gptkbp:directionA west to east
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Wassily_W._W._Bjerknes
gptkbp:existOn other planets
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Earth's_atmosphere
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jet streams
gptkbp:impact transatlantic flights
gptkbp:influenced weather patterns
aviation routes
gptkbp:locatedIn upper levels of the atmosphere
gptkbp:measures gptkb:aircraft
satellites
weather balloons
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Jupiter
gptkb:Saturn
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Rossby_waves
weather fronts
gptkbp:speed 110 to 250 miles per hour
gptkbp:strongestIn winter
gptkbp:studiedBy 1920s
gptkbp:type gptkb:polar_jet_stream
gptkb:subtropical_jet_stream
gptkbp:typicallyFoundAt gptkb:tropopause
gptkbp:weakerIn summer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Troposphere
gptkb:Windshear
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6