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Unusual jet stream configuration during the winter of 2011-2012.

Unusual jet stream configuration during the winter of 2011-2012.
Unusual jet stream configuration during the winter of 2011-2012.
Unusual jet stream configuration during the winter of 2011-2012.
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Taylor, Eric S.
Unusual jet stream configuration during the winter of 2011-2012.
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05/09/2008
graphics/Oceanus_online/Ke_Chen/KeJet2012C.jpg
Oceanus online caption:
During the winter of 2011-2012, the jet stream stayed farther north and was flatter than usual, not looping far to the south. As a result, warmer (and more humid) air remained over much of North America, preventing coastal waters from losing as much heat as they normally do in winter. That led to unusually high ocean temperatures during the spring and early summer of 2012.
Illustration by Eric S. Taylor, WHOI Creative
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/v2/article/images.do?id=189789
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