Jet stream wind power as a renewable energy resource: little power, big impacts

Jet stream wind power as a renewable energy resource: little power, big impacts

Jet streams are regions of sustained high wind speeds in the upper atmosphere and are seen by some as a substantial renewable energy resource. However, jet streams are nearly geostrophic flow, that is, they result from the balance between the pressure gradient and Coriolis force in the near absence of friction. Therefore, jet stream motion is associated with very small generation rates of kinet...

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