Editing Jet stream (section)

===Possible future power generation===

{{See also|High-altitude wind power}}
Scientists are investigating ways to harness the wind energy within the jet stream. According to one estimate of the potential wind energy in the jet stream, only one percent would be needed to meet the world's current energy needs. In the late 2000s it was estimated that the required technology would reportedly take 10–20 years to develop.<ref>Keay Davidson. [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/05/07/MNGNEPMD801.DTL Scientists look high in the sky for power.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607212714/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2007%2F05%2F07%2FMNGNEPMD801.DTL |date=7 June 2008 }} Retrieved on 8 May 2008.</ref>
There are two major but divergent scientific articles about jet stream power. Archer & Caldeira<ref>Archer, C. L. and Caldeira, K. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110915075738/http://www.awec2010.com/public/img/media/archer_caldeira.pdf Global assessment of high-altitude wind power, IEEE T. Energy Conver., 2, 307–319, 2009.]}} Retrieved on 24 October 2012.</ref> claim that the Earth's jet streams could generate a total power of 1700 [[Watt#Terawatt|terawatts (TW)]] and that the climatic impact of harnessing this amount would be negligible. However, Miller, Gans, & Kleidon<ref name="MGK">L.M. Miller, F. Gans, & A. Kleidon [http://www.earth-syst-dynam.net/2/201/2011/esd-2-201-2011.pdf Jet stream wind power as a renewable energy resource: little power, big impacts. Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss. 2. 201–212. 2011.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118233208/http://www.earth-syst-dynam.net/2/201/2011/esd-2-201-2011.pdf |date=18 January 2012 }} Retrieved on 16 January 201208.</ref> claim that the jet streams could generate a total power of only 7.5 TW and lacks the potential to make a significant contribution to renewable energy.<ref name="MGK" />