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Jet Stream Target Name:   Earth Spacecraft:   Space Shuttle Produced by:   NASA Copyright:  COPYRIGHT FREE Date Released:  1991-04-29 Related Documents Clouds From Space Earth From Space Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size jet.jpg JPEG 640 x 602 47K jet.jpg JPEG 2548 x 2395 478K jet.jpg JPEG 5095 x 4790 1M This photograph taken from about 320 kilometers (200 miles) above the Earth shows a band of cirrus clouds produced by a westerly jet stream that stretches across the Red Sea from Sudan to Saudi Arabia. The contained uniformity of the cloud formation reflects the narrow track of the jet stream moving from left to right across the frame. The shuttle photo shows that the cloud band comprises a series of distinct and precisely spaced roll clouds. These are created by a rolling motion in the upper level air current.

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