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Inside the Jet Stream
Giving Rise to the Jet Stream
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Although the previous explanation may or may not seem that simple, it is, in fact, a simplified explanation of what powers jet streams on Earth.

In the real world, cold air masses from the far north and south and the movement of high and low pressure systems disrupt the flow of warm, equatorial air to polar regions.

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