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jet stream

Narrow band of very fast wind (velocities of over 150 kph/95 mph) found at altitudes of 10-16 km/6-10 mi in the upper troposphere or lower stratosphere. Jet streams usually occur about the latitudes of the Westerlies (35°−60°).

The jet stream may be used by high flying aircraft to speed their journeys. Their discovery of the existence of the jet stream allowed the Japanese to send gas-filled balloons carrying bombs to the northwestern USA during World War II.



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