send mail to support@abhimanu.com mentioning your email id and mobileno registered with us! if details not recieved
Resend Opt after 60 Sec.
By Loging in you agree to Terms of Services and Privacy Policy
Claim your free MCQ
Please specify
Sorry for the inconvenience but we’re performing some maintenance at the moment. Website can be slow during this phase..
Please verify your mobile number
Login not allowed, Please logout from existing browser
Please update your name
Subscribe to Notifications
Stay updated with the latest Current affairs and other important updates regarding video Lectures, Test Schedules, live sessions etc..
Your Free user account at abhipedia has been created.
Remember, success is a journey, not a destination. Stay motivated and keep moving forward!
Refer & Earn
Enquire Now
My Abhipedia Earning
Kindly Login to view your earning
Support
Type your modal answer and submitt for approval
Consider the following statements regarding Jet Streams:
1. The westerly jet stream steers the tropical cyclone depressions into India.
2. Western disturbance is steered into India by the westerly jet stream.
3. The easterly jet stream is responsible for sudden outbreak of the monsoons in North India
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
3 only
1 and 3 only
EXPLANATION: TYPES OF JET STREAMS Subtropical Jet Streams • These jets like the polar-front jets are best developed in winter and early spring. • During summer in the Northern Hemisphere the subtropical jet weakens considerably and it is only identifiable in sporadic velocity streaks around the globe. • During winter subtropical jets intensify and can be found between 20° and 50° latitude. • Their maximum speed approaches 300 knots although these higher wind speeds are associated with their merger with polar-front jets. • The core is most frequently found between 35000 and 40000 feet. • A subsidence motion accompanies subtropical jets and gives rise to predominantly fair weather in areas they pass over. • These jets are also remarkably persistent from time to time but they do fluctuate daily. • Sometimes they drift northward and merge with a polar-front jet. Over Asia in summer the subtropical jet is replaced by the tropical easterly jet stream. Tropical Easterly Jet Stream • This jet occurs near the Tropopause over Southeast Asia India and Africa during summer. • The strongest winds are over southern India but they are not as intense as the winds encountered in polar-front or subtropical jet streams. • This jet is closely connected to the Indian and African summer monsoons. • The existence of this jet implies that there is a deep layer of warm air to the north of the jet and colder air to the south over the Indian Ocean. • This warm air is of course associated with the maximum heating taking place over India in summer while the colder air is over the ocean. • The difference in heating and cooling and the ensuing pressure gradient is what drives this jet stream Polar-Night Jet Stream • This jet meanders through the upper stratosphere over the poles. • It occurs only during the long winter night. Night is 6 months long over the pole in which winter is occurring. • The polar stratosphere undergoes appreciable cooling due to the lack of solar radiation. The horizontal temperature gradient is strongly established between the equator and the pole and the pressure gradient creates this westerly jet. • The temperature gradient breaks down intermittently during middle and late winter in the Northern Hemisphere therefore the jet is intermittent at these times. • In the Southern Hemisphere the temperature gradient and jet disappear rather abruptly near the time of the spring equinox.
By: abhimanu admin ProfileResourcesReport error
Access to prime resources
New Courses