Unusually strong nitric oxide descent in the Arctic middle atmosphere in early 2013 as observed by Odin/SMR

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: Perot, Kristell, Urban, Joachim, Murtagh, Donal
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences; Middle atmosphere; Nitric Oxide; Energetic Particle Precipitation; Odin/SMR; Arctic; Midwinter
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-8009-2014; https://research.chalmers.se/en/publication/203376

The middle atmosphere was affected by an exceptionally strong midwinter stratospheric sudden warming (SSW) during the Arctic winter 2012/2013. These unusual meteorological conditions led to a breakdown of the polar vortex, followed by the reformation of a strong upper stratospheric vortex associated...