[2] Thunderstorm activity, or convection, within the band is dependent upon the season, as the more
equatorward portion is most active in the Southern Hemisphere summer, and the more poleward portion is most active during transition seasons of fall and spring.
When a large surge of polar air moves
equatorward it draws a pulse of energy from the oceans in the lower latitudes and pumps it into the stratosphere where most of that energy is pushed out to space but a
portion is not pushed out and descends again thus strengthening the high pressure systems on the poleward side of the mid latitude jets.