The Polar Front Jet Stream Is

question 79

Multiple Choice

The polar front jet stream is

• A) not continuous around the Earth.
• B) found above the polar front.
• C) found above the boundary of warm and cold air.
• D) usually to the north of the core of the upper westerlies.
• E) described by all of the above

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