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Does the temperature of air masses affect the speed and location of jet streams?

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Does the temperature of air masses affect the speed and location of jet streams?

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Yes, jet streams are simply rivers of fast-moving winds aloft in the atmosphere. Jet streams form along the upper-air boundaries of large masses of warm and cold air. Wind speed is dependent upon differences in air pressure, which are, in turn, dependent upon temperature differences. The larger the temperature difference, the tighter the pressure gradient and the stronger the wind speed. Learn more about jet streams on this USA TODAY resource page.