What are jet streams and how do they affect the climate of india?
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The easterly jet streams cause tropical depressions during the monsoon as well as October-November months. Jet streams are fast flowing winds blowing in a narrow zone in the upper atmosphere. In winter, the subtropical westernly jet streams bring rain to the western part of India.
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The easterly jet streams cause tropical depressions during the monsoon as well as October-November months. Jet streams are fast flowing winds blowing in a narrow zone in the upper atmosphere. In winter, the subtropical westernly jet streams bring rain to the western part of India.
In summer, the subtropical westerly jet streammoves north of the Himalayas with the apparent movement of the sun. An easterly jet stream, called the tropical easterly jet streamblows over peninsular India, approximately over 14°N during the summer months.
The fifth condition develops during the summer due to the movement of the westerly jet streams to the north of the Himalayas and the presence of the tropical easterly jet streamover the Indian Peninsula. Changes in pressure over the southern oceans also affectthe monsoons. ... This is known as the 'burst' of the monsoon.
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