Directory of Jet Stream Resources

A jet stream is a narrow band of fast moving air that is found high in the atmosphere.

Resources in This Category

Frequently Asked Questions About The Jet Stream

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/balloon/science/jetstream.html
Includes how high the jet stream is, how fast it's moving, and how it affects weather.
Great Rivers of Air

http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es1906/es1906page01.cfm
See what jet streams are, how they change throughout the year, and where the jet stream is right now.
Jet Stream Analyses and Forecasts

http://squall.sfsu.edu/crws/jetstream.html
Contains maps of where the jet stream is now, and where forecasters think it will be in the future.
Jet Stream: Current of Rapidly Moving Air

http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cyc/upa/jet.rxml
Explains how the jet stream forms between hot and cold air masses.
NOVA Online: Inside the Jet Stream

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/inside-the-jet-stream.html
Contains frequently asked questions, and answers what generates the jet stream.
Ridding the Jet Stream

http://www.theweatherprediction.com/habyhints/100/
Tells how some hot air balloonists have tried to ride the jet stream around the world, and how the location of the jet stream is used to help predict temperature.
USAToday.com

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/wjet.htm
Tells what the jet stream is, and how it affects storm paths.
Wikipedia: Jet Stream

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_stream
Briefly explains the jet stream, and how they are important to airplanes.

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