what are the applications of these fast flowing air currents?
On Earth, the northern polar jet stream is the most important one for aviation and weather forecasting.
Jet stream
On Earth, the northern polar jet stream is the most important one for aviation and weather forecasting, as it is much stronger and at a much lower altitude than the subtropical jet streams and also covers many countries in the Northern Hemisphere, while the southern polar jet stream mostly circles Antarctica and sometimes the southern tip of South America. The term "jet stream" in these contexts thus usually implies the northern polar jet stream.
where are jet streams located in the atmosphere On earth, near the altitude of the tropopause what are they? Jet streams are fast flowing, narrow, meandering air currents in the atmospheres of some planets.
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Jet stream [SEP] Uses
On Earth, the northern polar jet stream is the most important one for aviation and weather forecasting, as it is much stronger and at a much lower altitude than the subtropical jet streams and also covers many countries in the Northern Hemisphere, while the southern polar jet stream mostly circles Antarctica and sometimes the southern tip of South America. The term "jet stream" in these contexts thus usually implies the northern polar jet stream.