Jet streams are fast flowing, narrow, meandering air currents in the atmospheres of some planets, including earth. Both the northern and southern hemispheres have jet streams, although the jet streams in the north are more forceful due greater temperature gradients. The emergence of shallow easterly jets within qbo westerlies. Relationship between the asian westerly jet stream and. Consequent on the above developments, the westerly jet which. From june into october, the thermal low over northern africa leads to a lowlevel westerly jet stream to the south of the intertropical convergence zone. Tropical easterly jet stream occurs near the tropopause over. Mokashi, the axis of the tropical easterly jet stream over india and ceylon. Indian monsoons role of tropical easterly jet tej african easterly jet, indian monsoons role of tibet, role of somali jet and indian ocean dipole. Wind and rainfall patterns of the west african monsoon. So one needs to look at seasonal scales to explain the formation of the so called tropical easterly jet stream. From these two pioneering papers koteswaram tej and raghavan k tej 1973 available behind a paywall, reproduced here origin of tropical easterly jet, there exists at the upper levels an anticyclone over the indian subcontinent. The uppertropospheric subtropical westerly jet is a feature of the respective winter hemisphere and. Jet streams vary in height of four to eight miles and can reach speeds of more than 275 mph 442.
On earth, the main jet streams are located near the altitude of the tropopause and are westerly. Indian monsoon mechanism role of subtropical jet stream stj. It is the main causative factor for determining the vigour of the summer monsoon in india. Breaks in the indian summer monsoon as a phenomenon of. Greater the difference in temperature, faster is the wind velocity inside the jet stream. These jets, like the polarfront jets, are best developed in winter and early spring. The indian ocean dipole iod is defined by the difference in sea surface temperature between two areas or. Add to favorites track citation download citation email. Difference between westerly and easterly jet stream. The westerlies play an important role in carrying the warm, equatorial waters and winds to the western coasts of continents, especially in the southern hemisphere because of.
The african easterly jet is a region of the lower troposphere over west africa where the. In summary, comparison between the satellite and synthetic wv images overlaid by. There are also major high velocity winds in the lower troposphere called lowlevel jets lljs. An easterly jet stream, called the subtropical easterly jet stream blows over peninsular india, approximately over 14n during the summer months. The likewise uppertropospheric tropical easterly jet, extending from southeast asia over the. The jet streams are high altitude 900012000 m westerly winds between middle latitudes summer 35n45n. Subtropical jet stream stj the subtropical jet stream is produced by the earths rotation coriolis. The sah is an important component of both the indian and east asian summer monsoon systems krishnamurti and bhalme. In the tropics, the most prominent of these are the somali jet and the african easterly jet. What is the difference between easterly jet and westerly. Difference between easterly and westerly jet streams ask questions, doubts, problems and we will help you. The actual appearence of jet streams result from the complex interaction between many variables such as the location of high and low pressure systems, warm and cold air, and seasonal changes.
Jetstreams polar, subtropical, tropical easterly, somali. During the northern hemisphere summer, easterly jets can form in tropical regions, typically where dry air. The slope difference method is used to delineate the three precipitation regimes in. The tej is a unique and dominant feature of the northern hemispheric summer over southern asia and northern africa. A strong latitudinal thermal gradient differences in temperature, along. In ealry june, the north eastern indian states receive rainfall due to the effects of the easterly jet streams. Daily editorial analysis youtube pdf downloads mindmap for upsc. The wind speeds in a westerly jet stream are commonly 150 to 300 km p. Pdf interdecadal change in the relationship between the. The south asian high sah is the most intense and persistent anticyclonic system that exists in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere of the northern hemisphere during boreal summer mason and anderson 1963. These form spontaneously just above the base of the westerly jet then migrate upward. During summer, in the northern hemisphere, the subtropical jet weakens considerably, and it is only identifiable in sporadic velocity s. Permanent jet streams there are two permanent jet streams subtropical jets at lower latitudes and polar front jets at midlatitudes. The strongest westerly winds in the middle latitudes can come in the roaring forties, between 40 and 50 degrees latitude.
Download scientific diagram, tropical easterly jettej subtropical westerly jet. This is a must watch video for those who are preparing for any entrance exam. An easterly jet emerges over peninsular india with the northward migration of stj. In the winter season, the upper air westerly jet streams are bifurcated into two branches due to physical obstruction of the himalayas and tibetan plateau. Tropical easterly jet stream meteorology britannica. In early 2016, a shallow broad easterly jet emerged in the tropical lower. Tibetan anticyclone and tropical easterly jet springerlink. Jetstreams polar, subtropical, tropical easterly, somali jetstreams.
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