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Jet effect wind- A local wind created by acceleration of the airflow through a gap, constriction, or channel in a mountain range or between ranges.

Jet streak- The region of a jet stream axis with the greatest winds.

Jet stream- Relatively strong winds concentrated within a narrow stream in the atmosphere.

Jet stream axis- The axis of maximum wind speed in a jet stream.

Junction streamer- The process by which negative charge centers at successively more distant locations in a thundercloud are tapped for discharge by successive strokes of cloud to ground lightning.

Junge aerosol layer- A maximum in large particle concentrations observed in the lower stratosphere between 15 and 25 km.