polar jet stream

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf wind
gptkbp:affects aviation
precipitation patterns
gptkbp:canMerge yes
gptkbp:canShift north
south
gptkbp:causedBy temperature differences between polar and mid-latitude air masses
gptkbp:dividedInto yes
gptkbp:elevation 7 to 12 kilometers
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1940s
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label polar jet stream
gptkbp:influenced weather patterns
storm tracks
gptkbp:locatedIn upper atmosphere
mid-latitudes
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 110 to 250 miles per hour
gptkbp:monitors meteorologists
gptkbp:movedTo east
west
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:subtropical_jet_stream
gptkbp:strongestIn winter
gptkbp:studiedBy atmospheric scientists
gptkbp:weakerIn summer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jet_streams
gptkb:Subtropical_jet_stream
gptkb:Jet_Stream
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7