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| − | The '''jet stream''' is an air current found six to nine miles above [[Earth]] | + | The '''jet stream''' is an air current found six to nine miles above [[Earth]], which travels in the generally eastward direction in [[North America]]. |
The '''jet stream''' is usually thousands of miles in length but only hundreds of miles wide, and quite thin in depth. | The '''jet stream''' is usually thousands of miles in length but only hundreds of miles wide, and quite thin in depth. | ||
Revision as of 22:19, November 10, 2010
The jet stream is an air current found six to nine miles above Earth, which travels in the generally eastward direction in North America.
The jet stream is usually thousands of miles in length but only hundreds of miles wide, and quite thin in depth.
The jet stream results from the intersection of hot and cold air masses, which push the intermediate air in an eastward direction.