jsviz: Jet Stream Visualization Tool
Sara M. Haines · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2021
Jet streams are narrow bands of strong winds in the upper troposphere and have dominant influences over short-term weather patterns, and long-term climate and global temperatures. The Jet Stream Visualization Tool (jsviz) is a graphical tool to help see the variable path of the strongest wind speeds in the upper atmosphere and how these maximum winds evolve with time and space. Combined with data layers of geopotential height and surface pressure, the tool helps provide understanding of the basic atmospheric dynamics associated with the jet stream. The tool is also used for evaluating the algorithm for determining the position of the jet stream and how it varies with time, latitude, longitude and altitude.