The World’s Fastest Atmospheric Winds
<p>The jet stream is typically located at <strong>altitudes ranging from 9 to 16 kilometers</strong> (<em>30,000 to 52,000 feet</em>) above the Earth’s surface.</p>
<p>Jet stream winds have <strong>average speeds of 160 to 240 km/h</strong> (<em>150 mph</em>), although <strong>higher speeds exceeding 400 km/h </strong>(<em>250 mph</em>) can be observed.</p>
<p>The jet stream <strong>bands are relatively narrow</strong>, usually a <strong>few hundred kilometers</strong> wide.</p>
<p>It’s typically divided into<strong> two main bands</strong>:</p>
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<li><strong>The subtropical jet stream</strong>, which is located at approximately 30 degrees latitude north and/or south,</li>
<li><strong>The polar jet stream</strong>, which is found at higher latitudes, is around 60 degrees latitude.</li>
</ul>
<p>The location of the jet stream <strong>varies with the seasons</strong>. It moves <strong>southward in winter</strong> and <strong>northward in summer</strong> in the Northern Hemisphere.</p>
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