Discussion
The narrow meandering bands of swift winds which blow in the mid-latitudes near the tropopause and encircle the globe are known as
Answer: A
These are the jet streams.
They are narrow ribbons of wind near the tropopause, 9 to 12 km up, blowing west to east at 100 to 400 km/h. The subtropical jet's seasonal shift north of the Himalayas triggers the burst of the Indian monsoon, and aircraft ride them to save fuel.
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