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what are the jet stream and how do they affect the climate of india? give answer in points


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A narrow variable band of very strong predominantly westerly air currents encircling the globe several miles above the earth. There are typically two or three jet streams in each of the northern and southern hemispheres.
1. Streams are of air that flow horizontally through the upper layers of the troposphere from west to east direction.These are westerly flows which blow south of the Himalayas, all through the year except in summer.

2. The western cyclonic disturbances experienced in the north and north-western parts of the country are brought in by this westerly flow. In summer, the subtropical westerly jet stream moves north of the Himalayas with the apparent movement of the sun.

3. The sub-tropical easterly jet stream blowing over peninsular India is responsible for the tropical cyclones that affect the eastern coastal regions of India during the monsoon as well as during the October to November.
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