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Record 1 2003-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

A low-level easterly jet in the summer months over the Sahara Desert of North Africa.

OBS

The wave disturbances drawing energy from this jet propagate westward to the Atlantic Ocean. They are also known as African waves. Some of them under favorable conditions become hurricanes that reach North America.

Key term(s)
  • African jet stream

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
CONT

[...] les ondes africaines sont alimentées par les conversions barotrope et barocline de l'énergie du courant jet africain.

Key term(s)
  • courant-jet africain
  • jet africain

Spanish

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