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In which layer of the atmosphere is the jet stream located?
The jet stream is located in the tropopause, which is the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere. It typically flows at high altitudes, around 10-15 kilometers above the Earth's surface.
Which is the layer of the atmosphere has the jet stream?
The jet stream is located in the tropopause, which is the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere. It is a fast-flowing, narrow air current that moves from west to east at high altitudes.
Why is jet stream important?
a jet stream is important because of climate control
What convectional cell in the atmosphere connects the polar jet stream and the subtropical jet stream?
Ferrel.
How do you use jet stream in a sentence?
A jet stream of water shot out of the hose.
In which layer of the atmosphere is the jet stream located?
The jet stream is located in the tropopause, which is the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere. It typically flows at high altitudes, around 10-15 kilometers above the Earth's surface.
Where are the ozone layer and jet stream located?
The ozone layer is located in stratosphere. It is a part of out atmosphere.
What is the layer in which the jet stream can be found?
The jet stream is thought to be in or near the tropopause. The tropopause is not an atmospheric layer, rather it's the boundary between the troposphere (the lowest layer where most weather happens) and the stratosphere (the next higher layer).
What attaches itself to this jet stream and in sense tells you where the stratosphere bagins?
The tropopause is the boundary that attaches itself to the jet stream and indicates where the stratosphere begins. It acts as a transition layer between the troposphere, where weather occurs, and the stratosphere, which contains the ozone layer. The jet stream is typically found at the tropopause level, highlighting its role in separating these two atmospheric layers.
Which is the layer of the atmosphere has the jet stream?
The jet stream is located in the tropopause, which is the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere. It is a fast-flowing, narrow air current that moves from west to east at high altitudes.
What determines how far south the the cold air from the north pole travels?
The jet stream
Which is stronger polar jet stream or subtropical jet stream?
The polar jet stream is generally stronger and faster-moving than the subtropical jet stream. The polar jet stream forms at higher latitudes and is located closer to the poles, while the subtropical jet stream is located at lower latitudes. The polar jet stream is associated with larger temperature contrasts and stronger pressure gradients, resulting in stronger winds compared to the subtropical jet stream.
What is the difference between a continental jet stream and a polar jet stream?
A continental jet-stream travels parallel to the equator - a polar jet-stream travels in a north/south direction.
What are the two jet streams in the northern hemisphere?
mid latitude jet stream and jet stream
What weather word starts with J?
jet stream
Where are jet streams located in the atmosphere?
The polar jet stream is, on average, 10 kilometers (6 miles) in the atmosphere, which places it near the top of the Troposphere. The subtropical jet stream tends to be a little higher - around 13 kilometers - because the air is warmer. Warmer air takes up more space, therefore the top of the atmosphere is higher.Typically the jet stream is found between 200 and 300 hectopascals (hPa, which is equivalent to millibars, or mb). In atmospheric science, the altitude in the atmosphere is often given in terms of what the atmospheric pressure is for reasons that we won't get into. In any event, these are the levels we look at for the jet stream.The layer of the atmosphere where the jet stream resides is not completely clear. The most common definition given for the top of the troposphere is where the temperature stops decreasing and begins increasing. This is almost always at altitudes above 200mb. Therefore, the jet stream is generally found in the troposphere, near the tropopause. It is rarely as high as the stratosphere.
Do jet stream occur in the mesosphere?
No. The jet stream is in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere.
