{"id":84970,"date":"2021-11-10T15:25:35","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T09:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=84970"},"modified":"2021-11-10T15:25:36","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T09:55:36","slug":"jet-streams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/jet-streams\/","title":{"rendered":"Jet Streams- Origins, Climatic Importance, Types, Characteristics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_77 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/jet-streams\/#Jet_streams\" >Jet streams<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/jet-streams\/#Origins_Of_Jet_Streams\" >Origins Of Jet Streams<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/jet-streams\/#From_Where_Does_The_Jet_Stream_Start\" >From Where Does The Jet Stream Start?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/jet-streams\/#Jet_Streams_Climatic_Importance\" >Jet Streams Climatic Importance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/jet-streams\/#Characteristics\" >Characteristics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/jet-streams\/#Types_Of_Jet_Streams\" >Types Of Jet Streams<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/jet-streams\/#The_Mechanism_Of_The_Indian_Monsoon_And_The_Role_Of_Subtropical_Jet_Streams\" >The Mechanism Of The Indian Monsoon And The Role Of Subtropical Jet Streams<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/jet-streams\/#Seasonal_Migration_Of_The_Subtropical_Jet_Stream\" >Seasonal Migration Of The Subtropical Jet Stream<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/jet-streams\/#FAQS\" >FAQ&#8217;S<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Jet streams are bands of long, narrow, high-speed winds. Jet streams are distinguished by high vertical shearing action generated by wind motions, which is regarded to be substantially responsible for clear air turbulence. Learn all about <strong>jet streams<\/strong> in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/upsc-civil-services\/?ref=ContTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Take Your Mock Test Here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jet_streams\"><\/span><strong>Jet streams<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Jet streams are large swaths of intense wind that flow from west to east across the globe. They have an impact on the weather, air travel, and many other aspects of the atmosphere.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Flows at 20,000 to 50,000 feet height.<\/li><li>Jet streams form when air of different temperatures and air masses collide. As a result, surface temperatures usually determine where the Jet Stream forms.<\/li><li>The larger the temperature difference, the greater the speed of the wind within the jet stream.<\/li><li>Jet streams span from 20 degrees latitude to the poles in both hemispheres.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Origins_Of_Jet_Streams\"><\/span><strong>Origins Of Jet Streams<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jet stream formation is influenced by three types of gradients:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The thermal gradient between the poles and the equator.<\/li><li>The difference in pressure between the poles and the equator<\/li><li>There is a pressure difference between surface and sub-surface air over the poles.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"From_Where_Does_The_Jet_Stream_Start\"><\/span><strong>From Where Does The Jet Stream Start?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Warm air in the tropics and near the equator powers the Jet Stream&#8217;s ascent. It is forced toward the colder air at the north and south poles when it reaches the tropopause at around 58,000 feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jet_Streams_Climatic_Importance\"><\/span><strong>Jet Streams Climatic Importance<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Jet streams<\/strong> transfer moisture to the stratosphere, resulting in the production of Noctilucent clouds.<\/li><li>It is especially important at the beginning and end of the monsoon season.<\/li><li>It is known to have transported some ozone-depleting compounds into the stratosphere, causing ozone layer depletion.<\/li><li>When an air mass travels, it encounters alternate expansion and compression, resulting in alternate high and low pressure.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Characteristics\"><\/span><strong>Characteristics<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Its genesis can be traced back to the thermal contrast of air cells like Hadley cells and Ferrel cells.<\/li><li>The whirling motion of the Jet Stream is referred to as the &#8216;Rossby Wave.&#8217;<\/li><li>The equatorial extent of the Jet Stream is greater in winter due to the southern shift of the pressure bands.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_Of_Jet_Streams\"><\/span><strong>Types Of Jet Streams<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sub Tropical Jet Streams:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jet streams<\/strong> are most common in the winter and early spring. Their top speed is 300 knots due to the fusion with polar-front jets. Subtropical jets are accompanied by a subsidence motion, resulting in generally pleasant weather in the areas they travel over. They occasionally travel north and collide with a polar-front jet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tropical Easterly Jet Stream&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The jet stream flows close to the tropopause across Southeast Asia, Africa and India in the summer. Over the Indian Ocean, this jet indicates a deep layer of warm air to the north and colder air to the south. The differential in heating and cooling, as well as the associated pressure gradient, accelerate the jet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Polar-Night Jet Stream<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Jet Stream runs across the upper stratosphere above the poles. They can be found in the convergence zone above the subpolar low-pressure band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Mechanism_Of_The_Indian_Monsoon_And_The_Role_Of_Subtropical_Jet_Streams\"><\/span><strong>The Mechanism Of The Indian Monsoon And The Role Of Subtropical Jet Streams<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The intensity of monsoons is determined by upper air circulation, which is dominated by Subtropical <strong>Jet Streams<\/strong> (STJ).<\/li><li>The southwest monsoon that arrives in India is associated with a tropical easterly stream. It blows between latitudes of 8 and 35 degrees north.<\/li><li>The northeast monsoon (winter monsoon) is associated with the subtropical westerly Jet Stream, which blows in both hemispheres between 20 and 35 degrees latitude.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Seasonal_Migration_Of_The_Subtropical_Jet_Stream\"><\/span><strong>Seasonal Migration Of The Subtropical Jet Stream<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>STJ flows along the southern slopes of the Himalayas in the winter and drastically turns northwards in the summer, flowing along the edge of the Himalayas in early June and along the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau in late summer (July-August).<\/li><li>The Jet Stream&#8217;s periodic movement frequently heralds the commencement and subsequent withdrawal of the monsoon.<\/li><li>The shift of the subtropical jet northwards is the first sign of the commencement of the monsoon over India.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>STJ In Summer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>At the start of summer, the STJ begin their northwards march.<\/li><li>Northern India&#8217;s weather becomes hot, dry, and squally as a result of increased incoming sun radiation and hot winds like a loo.<\/li><li>The Equatorial Trough flows northwards across India as the STJ weakens south of Tibet, but the monsoon does not begin until the upper-air circulation has changed to its summer pattern.<\/li><li>The southern jet had broken up and diverted to the north of the Tibet Plateau by the end of May. There is an unexpected monsoon downpour.<\/li><li>Hot winds from the Tibetan plateau start the clockwise looping origin in the middle troposphere. It splits as it ascends to the tropopause. The easterly Jet Stream moves towards the equator, while the westerly Jet Stream moves toward the poles.<\/li><li>The western and eastern jets flow north and south of the Himalayas, respectively. The eastern jet becomes stronger and settles about 15\u00b0 N latitude.<\/li><li>In the high troposphere, easterly winds become quite active, interacting with westerly winds in the lower troposphere.<br>As a result, the southwest monsoon intensifies, resulting in heavy rain. It is considered to have originated as a result of the very hot plateaus of Tibet and Central Asia.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/upsc-civil-services\/?ref=ContTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Take Your Mock Test Here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>STJ In Winters<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The subtropical westerly <strong>Jet Streams<\/strong> blow from west to east across western and Central Asia during the winter.<\/li><li>It is divided by the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayan peaks. One of the streams blows northwards parallel to the plateau, while the other blows eastward in the Himalayas.<\/li><li>These westerly winds bring the western disturbances that approach the Indian subcontinent throughout the winter.<\/li><li>Along 25\u00b0 north latitude, the southern stream sweeps to the south of the Himalayan peaks.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jet&nbsp;streams<\/strong> have a wide-ranging impact on some parts of the world. Theories that explain and predict the impacts are continually emerging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQS\"><\/span><strong>FAQ&#8217;S<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1636537765847\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>How high is the jet stream?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">At an altitude above 20,000 feet, or between six and nine miles above the Earth&#8217;s surface.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1636537798071\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>How fast is the jet stream?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The jet stream can reach speeds upwards of 300 miles per hour in the winter.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1636537817503\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Do jet streams affect the weather?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The <strong>jet streams\u00a0<\/strong>of air propel weather systems all across the planet and have a significant impact on local weather patterns by forcing them forward.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/upsc-epfo-exam-analysis-2025\/\">UPSC EPFO Exam Analysis 2025, 30th November, Difficulty Level &amp; Good Attempts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/list-of-foreign-travellers-in-medieval-india-in-hindi\/\">\u092e\u0927\u094d\u092f\u0915\u093e\u0932\u0940\u0928 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0935\u093f\u0926\u0947\u0936\u0940 \u092f\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u0942\u091a\u0940-\u0905\u0932 \u092c\u093f\u0930\u0942\u0928\u0940, \u0907\u092c\u094d\u0928 \u092c\u0924\u0942\u0924\u093e<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/upsc-epfo-vacancy-trend-analysis\/\">UPSC EPFO Vacancy Trend Analysis, 2025 and Before<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/upsc-epfo-eo-ao-vs-upsc-apfc\/\">UPSC EPFO EO\/AO vs UPSC APFC: Which Social Security Career Path Should You Choose in 2025?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/upsc-epfo-notification-out-for-230-posts\/\">UPSC EPFO Notification 2025 Out for APFC, EO\/AO Post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jet streams are bands of long, narrow, high-speed winds. 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