In a method of quadranting these phenomena, divergence occurs at the right entrance and left exit. These phenomena are most easily identified on 300 and 200 millibar charts. Wasaburo Ooishi’s (“OHH-ee-sheez”) discovery of these phenomena was largely ignored because he published his paper in Esperanto. When these phenomena assume an omega-like shape or a shape named for Daniel F. Rex, blocking can cause long-term stagnation. Jennifer Francis and colleagues have predicted that one of these phenomena will slow down and become more wavy as the Arctic warms. Meanders in these phenomena correspond to Rossby waves. They form in the subtropics where the Hadley and Ferrel cells meet and near the poles where the Ferrel and polar cells meet. The area between a ridge and downward trough in these phenomena is associated with fair weather. For 10 points, name these currents of strong wind. ■END■
ANSWER: jet streams [or jets; accept polar jets or subtropical jets or jet streaks; prompt on air streams; prompt on winds until “strong wind” is read; prompt on air currents until “currents” is read; prompt on atmospheric rivers by asking “atmospheric rivers are typically located within and move with what other phenomena?”; reject “Gulf Stream”]
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