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Alternate Text: Drawing comparing the location of the stratospheric polar vortex and the polar jet stream
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Drawing comparing the location of the stratospheric polar vortex and the polar jet stream

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The polar vortex is in the polar stratosphere, above the layer of the atmosphere (the troposphere) where most weather, including the jet stream, occurs. NOAA Climate.gov graphic.