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Royal Meteorological Society
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Atmospheric pressure
The jet streams are bands of fast winds high in the atmosphere which are driven by pressure differences. Stormy weather follows the jet stream. In this film, Tim Woollings from the University of Oxford shows how, as the lower atmosphere gets warmer, we need to understand how the patterns of pressure and the jet stream change and what effect that will have on storms in the UK.
The activity involves using a phone app, called phyphox, to measure air pressure and record how this changes if we move to a higher location, for example by ascending some stairs or climbing to the top of a mountain.
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