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|Meaning=A low-level easterly [[jet]] in the summer months over the Sahara Desert of North Africa.
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|Explanation=The [[wave]] disturbances drawing [[energy]] from this jet propagate westward to the Atlantic Ocean.  They are also known as African waves. Some of them under favorable conditions become hurricanes  that reach North America. <br/>''Compare''  [[easterly wave]].
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A low-level easterly [[jet]] in the summer months over the Sahara Desert of North Africa.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The [[wave]] disturbances drawing [[energy]] from this jet propagate westward to the Atlantic Ocean.  They are also known as African waves. Some of them under favorable conditions become hurricanes  that reach North America. <br/>''Compare''  [[easterly wave]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 22:24, 27 March 2024

A low-level easterly jet in the summer months over the Sahara Desert of North Africa.

The wave disturbances drawing energy from this jet propagate westward to the Atlantic Ocean. They are also known as African waves. Some of them under favorable conditions become hurricanes that reach North America.
Compare easterly wave.

  1. The intercommunicating body of saltwater occupying the depressions of the earth's surface.
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