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It is a sub-tropical, mostly dry, high plains environment at 5,000 feet.
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It is a sub-tropical, mostly dry, high plains environment at 5,000 feet.
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The cooling is thought to trigger dry weather in the southern U.S. by reducing the moisture that is picked up by the sub-tropical jet stream, which serves as a highway for storms.
Storms Take a Deadly Toll Ilan Brat 2011
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It is a sub-tropical, mostly dry, high plains environment at 5,000 feet.
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The cooler-than-normal water temperature is thought to trigger dry weather in the southern United States by reducing the amount of moisture that is picked up by the sub-tropical jet stream, a high-altitude air flow that serves as a highway for storms.
Midwest Storms Delay Crucial Planting Season Scott Kilman 2011
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The walk takes you through sub-tropical valleys in the shadow of high mountains.
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For the U.S, the North Atlantic High is a blocking high, deflecting fingers of the Jet Stream deep down into the south, bringing lots of continental polar air to usually temperate and sub-tropical states.
Paul R. Epstein, M.D., M.P.H.: Why the Wild Winter Weather? Paul R. Epstein 2011
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It is a sub-tropical, mostly dry, high plains environment at 5,000 feet.
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For the U.S, the North Atlantic High is a blocking high, deflecting fingers of the Jet Stream deep down into the south, bringing lots of continental polar air to usually temperate and sub-tropical states.
Paul R. Epstein, M.D., M.P.H.: Why the Wild Winter Weather? Paul R. Epstein 2011
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It is a sub-tropical, mostly dry, high plains environment at 5,000 feet.
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