LLJ

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-001567",
  "term": "LLJ",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "Low Level Jet - A region of relatively strong winds in the lower part of the atmosphere. Specifically, it often refers\nto a southerly wind maximum in the boundary layer, common over the Plains states at night during the warm\nseason (spring and summer).\n\nThe term also may be used to describe a narrow zone of strong winds above the boundary layer, but in this sense\nthe more proper term would be low-level jet stream.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/llj/"
}