Jet StreamLook at the relationship between low-level temperature gradients and winds aloft | |
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- License:
- Freeware
- Publisher Name:
- University of Illinois
- Operating Systems:
- Windows All
- File Size:
- 1 KB
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Jet Stream Description
The objective of the Jet Stream program is to illustrate the relationship between lower tropospheric temperatures and upper air winds. On top of a map background, isotherms are drawn parallel to each other. On every third isotherm, 5 control points have been placed at even intervals to allow the student to move that isotherm. The isotherms in between the aforementioned 5 isotherms are evenly spaced between themselves - coming close together when control points are moved close together, and further apart when these control points are moved away from each other. The jet stream's strength is represented by a transparent green film, which becomes more opaque as the wind speed aloft increases. Get Jet Stream and give it a try to see what it's all about!
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