Weather Dictionary / Glossary of Terms

LLJ


   Weather TermDescription / Definition
   LLJ Low Level Jet - 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.


Go back to the L's - Index of Weather Terms

Select a Letter:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 

Return to the Index of Weather Terms Main Page





Data courtesy of NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration