North Atlantic jet stream

E926142
atmospheric circulation feature jet stream upper-level wind current

The North Atlantic jet stream is a fast-flowing, high-altitude air current that strongly influences weather patterns and storm tracks across the North Atlantic and adjacent continents.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
North Atlantic air route 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf atmospheric circulation feature ⓘ
jet stream ⓘ
upper-level wind current ⓘ
affects cyclone development ⓘ
extratropical storms ⓘ
precipitation patterns in Europe ⓘ
precipitation patterns in eastern North America ⓘ
storm tracks over North Atlantic ⓘ
temperature patterns in North Atlantic region ⓘ
associatedWith Azores High NERFINISHED ⓘ
Icelandic Low NERFINISHED ⓘ
North Atlantic Oscillation NERFINISHED ⓘ
canExhibit blocking patterns ⓘ
meandering Rossby waves ⓘ
canShift northward ⓘ
southward ⓘ
climateChangeImpact potential changes in position and strength ⓘ
potential increase in persistence of weather patterns ⓘ
direction west-to-east ⓘ
drivenBy Coriolis effect NERFINISHED ⓘ
polar front ⓘ
temperature gradient between equator and pole ⓘ
flowsOver North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
influences aviation flight routes over North Atlantic ⓘ
transatlantic flight times ⓘ
influencesWeatherOf Arctic region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn North Atlantic region NERFINISHED ⓘ
mid-latitudes ⓘ
partOf Northern Hemisphere westerlies NERFINISHED ⓘ
global atmospheric circulation ⓘ
relatedTo polar jet stream ⓘ
subtropical jet stream ⓘ
seasonalVariation strongest in winter ⓘ
weaker in summer ⓘ
studiedBy meteorologists ⓘ
studiedUsing numerical weather prediction models ⓘ
radiosondes ⓘ
weather satellites ⓘ
typicalAltitude 250–200 hPa pressure level ⓘ
8–12 kilometers ⓘ
typicalWindSpeed 100–250 kilometers per hour ⓘ
30–75 meters per second ⓘ
variabilityTimescale seasonal scale ⓘ
synoptic scale (days to weeks) ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Atlantic Oscillation → relatedTo → North Atlantic jet stream ⓘ
Europe–South America → relatedTo → North Atlantic jet stream ⓘ
subject surface form: Europe–South America air route
this entity surface form: North Atlantic air route