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| Title: |
POLAR AND SUBTROPICAL JET STREAMS |
| Caption: |
Strong winds near the boundary between the troposphere and stratosphere are concentrated in jet streams. The strongest winds are in the polar jet stream at around 10 km (33,000 ft.) and generally less intense winds form the subtropical jet stream at about 13 km (43,000 ft.). (After Lutgens F. K., and Tarbuck, E. J. 2007. The atmosphere; An introduction to meteorology, 10th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall) |
| Keywords: |
atmosphere, midlatitude cyclones, middle-latitude cyclones, extratropical cyclones, winds, prevailing westerlies, jet streams, polar jet stream, subtropical jet stream |
