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Old 15-07-2007, 09:34 AM
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I'll bet there's a Coriolis component in there somewhere too
My understanding is that it is also related to the earths rotation. It's interesting that we were blissfully unaware of the jetstream until WW2 when high altitude bombers discovered that their ground speed at high altitude was not as anticipated.
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