Which phenomenon causes stronger, more sinuous meanders in subtropical jet streams?

💡 Explanation

Increased thermal wind shear causes stream function divergence; baroclinic instability strengthens. This results in amplified Rossby waves and increased meanders because the wind's vertical variation is high, therefore producing more intensely defined undulations, rather than smooth airflow.

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