Low-level jet

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-016172",
  "term": "Low-level jet",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Low-Level Jet",
  "definition": "1. A regular, strong, nighttime, northward flow of maritime tropical air over the sloping Great Plains of the central United States. The wind increases to a peak in the lowest kilometer and then decreases above.\n\n2. A region of relatively strong winds in the lower part of the atmosphere. Specifically, it often refers to a southerly wind maximum in the boundary layer, common over the Plains states at night during the warm season (spring and summer). The term also may be used to describe a narrow zone of strong winds above the boundary layer, but in this sense the more proper term would be low-level jet stream.",
  "abbreviation": "LLJ",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Climate Research Facility Glossary",
    "NOAA National Weather Service Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/low-level-jet/"
}