Which consequence results on polar jet streams due to thermal expansion?

💡 Explanation

Enhanced warming at high latitudes from thermal expansion reduces the meridional temperature gradient; because baroclinic instability is proportional to the temperature gradient, Rossby wave amplitude increases, therefore the increased Rossby waves, rather than stable zonal flow, causes jet stream meandering.

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