Climate Change terms starting with J

7 terms

1. jökulhlaup a flood of meltwater from a glacial lake.
2. Jet When air is sent at a high velocity through the carburetor, jets direct the fuel into the airstream.
3. Jet fuel Includes both naphtha-type and kerosene-type fuels meeting standards for use in aircraft turbine engines.
4. Jet Stream (abbrev. JSTR) Relatively strong winds concentrated in a narrow stream in the atmosphere, normally referring to horizontal, high-altitude winds.
5. Jet Stream Cirrus A loose term for filamentous cirrus that appears to radiate from a point in the sky, and exhibits characteristics associated with strong vertical wind…
6. Joint implementation Agreements made between two or more nations under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to help reduce greenhouse gas…
7. Joule A metric unit of energy or work; the energy produced by a force of one Newton operating through a distance of one meter; 1 Joule per second equals 1 Watt…