Clouds from Space: Jet Stream Convergence

Jet Stream Convergence
This photograph taken over Namibia reveals another effect of jet streams. Here two streams converge; cloud has formed in the corridor between the two streams. Turbulence along the margins of the jet stream may explain the sharp boundary. The point of convergence of the two air streams is precisely located by this photograph. Shadows mark the cloud edges against a sunlit Namibian backdrop. (Courtesy LPI/NASA. Picture #13-31-092)