Jet Stream Formation - Subtropical Jet

Jet Stream Formation - Subtropical Jet

Subtropical Jet:

• Forms on pole ward side of Hadley cell

• created largely through conservation of angular momentum angular_mom_schem.free.gif (9711 bytes)

Other Jet Streams:

• Low-level Jet over Central Plains of US

• Polar Stratospheric Night Jet

QUESTION FOR THOUGHT:

What are the primary differences between the polar and subtropical jets?

[‰æ‘œ:jets_cons_ang_mom.gif (116492 bytes)]image from Meteorology Today by C. Donald Ahrens ƒD 1994 West Publishing Company