Inside the Jet Stream Giving Rise to the Jet Stream
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What's missing is the Earth's rotation.
Let's go to a more realistic scenario. The Earth is now spinning on its axis from west to east and the Earth is revolving around the sun. Also, the atmosphere is in motion, moving along with the Earth's surface. As described in the previous scenario, air is still circulating between the tropics and the colder regions.
