'Midlatitude jet stream' presentation slideshows

(a) An imaginary uniform Earth with idealized zonal (continuous east to west) pressure belts

Observed Distribution of Pressure and Winds. (b) The real Earth has disruptions in the zonal pattern caused by large landmasses. These disruptions break up pressure zones into semi-permanent high and low pressure cells. (a) An imaginary uniform Earth with idealized zonal (continuous

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