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Old 10th Dec 2000, 22:44
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Capt H Peacock
 
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In the Northern winter, the Siberian anticyclone marks an area of very cold air. To the southeast of Japan and Taiwan the air is considerably warmer and so a strong thermal wind blows almong the boundary at altitude. Because the thermal contrast is so large, these tend to be the strongest jetstreams in the World, with some recorded figures up to 400kts. This is obviously where the worst turbulence would be experienced.
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