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Low-Altitude Jet Streams

Meteorologists have recently discovered that during the night strong winds often develop at altitudes between 800 and 2,000 feet. These winds appear to play a role in the birth of storms

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 205 Issue 2This article was originally published with the title “Low-Altitude Jet Streams” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 205 No. 2 (), p. 120
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0861-120