The extraordinarily strong and cold polar vortex in the early northern winter 2015/16
The Arctic polar vortex in the early winter 2015/16 was the strongest and coldest o f the la st 68 years. Using global reanalysis data, satellite observations, and mesospheric radar wind measurements over northern Scandinavia we investigate the characteristics of the early sta g e polar vortex and r...
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ftdlr:oai:elib.dlr.de:108690 2023-05-15T15:04:26+02:00 The extraordinarily strong and cold polar vortex in the early northern winter 2015/16 Matthias, Vivien Dörnbrack, Andreas Stober, Gunter 2016-12 application/pdf https://elib.dlr.de/108690/ https://elib.dlr.de/108690/1/Matthias_et_al-2016-Geophysical_Research_Letters.pdf https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL071676 de ger Wiley https://elib.dlr.de/108690/1/Matthias_et_al-2016-Geophysical_Research_Letters.pdf Matthias, Vivien und Dörnbrack, Andreas und Stober, Gunter (2016) The extraordinarily strong and cold polar vortex in the early northern winter 2015/16. Geophysical Research Letters, 43 (23), Seiten 12287-12294. Wiley. DOI:10.1002/2016GL071676 <https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL071676> ISSN 0094-8276 Verkehrsmeteorologie Zeitschriftenbeitrag PeerReviewed 2016 ftdlr https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL071676 2020-05-31T23:00:12Z The Arctic polar vortex in the early winter 2015/16 was the strongest and coldest o f the la st 68 years. Using global reanalysis data, satellite observations, and mesospheric radar wind measurements over northern Scandinavia we investigate the characteristics of the early sta g e polar vortex and relate them to previous winters. We found a correlation between the planetary wave (PW) activity and the strength and temperature of the northern polar vor- tex in the stratosphere and mesosphere. In Nov/D ec 2015, a reduced PW generation in the troposphere and a stronger PW filtering in the troposphere and stratosphere, caused by stronger zonal winds in mid-latitudes, resulted in a stronger polar vortex. Thi s effect was strengthened by the equator ward shift of PWs due to the strong zonal wind in polar latitudes resulting in a southward shift of the Eliassen-Palm flux divergence and hence inducinga decreased deceleration of th e polar vortex by PWs. Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper Arctic German Aerospace Center: elib - DLR electronic library Arctic Geophysical Research Letters 43 23 12,287 12,294 |
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The Arctic polar vortex in the early winter 2015/16 was the strongest and coldest o f the la st 68 years. Using global reanalysis data, satellite observations, and mesospheric radar wind measurements over northern Scandinavia we investigate the characteristics of the early sta g e polar vortex and relate them to previous winters. We found a correlation between the planetary wave (PW) activity and the strength and temperature of the northern polar vor- tex in the stratosphere and mesosphere. In Nov/D ec 2015, a reduced PW generation in the troposphere and a stronger PW filtering in the troposphere and stratosphere, caused by stronger zonal winds in mid-latitudes, resulted in a stronger polar vortex. Thi s effect was strengthened by the equator ward shift of PWs due to the strong zonal wind in polar latitudes resulting in a southward shift of the Eliassen-Palm flux divergence and hence inducinga decreased deceleration of th e polar vortex by PWs. |
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