What are Jet streams and how do they affect the climate of India?

Question

जेट स्ट्रीम क्या हैं और ये भारत की जलवायु को कैसे प्रभावित करती हैं?

Answer 1

Fast flowing and narrow air currents are called jet streams. The streams flow

at high altitudes (about 12,000 feet) in the troposphere. The westerly jet streams

are responsible for western cyclonic disturbances in the north and north-western

parts of India. The subtropical westerly jet stream moves north of the Himalayas

with the apparent movement of the sun. The tropical jet stream (an easterly jet

stream) blows over the Indian Peninsula; approximately over 14° north during the

summer months.