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Global Climate Influencer – Arctic Oscillation ARCTIC OSCILLATION GLOBAL CLIMATE INFLUENCER by James Rohman | February 2014 Figure 1. A satellite image of the jet stream. Figure 2. How the jet stream/Arctic Oscillation might affect weather distribution in the Northern Hemisphere. Arctic Oscillation Introduction (%2#4)#)3(/-%4/!3%-)0%2-!.%.4,/702%3352%#)2#5,!4)/. 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