Westward Wind Speed (IMAGE)

Hokkaido University

Westward Wind Speed

Caption

Westward wind speed obtained from the IR2 observations on July 11-12, 2016; longitudinally averaged winds are shown with respect to latitude. The wind speed peaks at low latitude indicating the jet.

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PLANET-C Project Team

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