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gradient wind

noun as in jet stream

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air stream
geostrophic wind
high-altitude wind
high-speed wind stream
prevailing wind
upper-atmosphere wind

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One must rise above the ground some distance to get the true air flow, or what is known as the gradient wind, the flow which balances the gradient, i.e. a flow along the isobars.

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