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    What causes a jet stream ?

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      A jet stream forms high in the upper troposphere between two air masses of very different temperature. The greater the temperature difference between the air masses, the faster the wind blows in the jet stream. 


      Read more > http://www.weatherquestions.com/What_causes_the_jet_stream.htm 



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