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German meteorologist Heinrich Seilkopf is credited with naming the jet stream when he came up with the word "Strahlströmung" ("jet streaming"), in 1939.

Wednesday, May 8th 2013, 11:05 am

By: Richard Clark


German meteorologist Heinrich Seilkopf is credited with naming the jet stream when he came up with the word "Strahlströmung" ("jet streaming"), in 1939.

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