Polar front jet stream: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	polar front jet • midlatitude jet stream

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Diagram showing divergence and convergence zones around the polar front jet, with a yellow jet core arrow moving eastward from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. Colder air and convergence appear poleward, warmer air and divergence equatorward, illustrating atmospheric patterns.

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