Northern hemisphere cold air outbreaks are more likely to be severe during weak polar vortex conditions

A weak stratospheric polar vortex in the Arctic leads to a disproportionally increased risk of severe cold air outbreaks over northern extratropical regions, compared to moderate outbreaks, suggest analyses of reanalysis data and climate model simulations.

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Published in:Communications Earth & Environment
Main Authors: Jinlong Huang, Peter Hitchcock, Amanda C. Maycock, Christine M. McKenna, Wenshou Tian
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00215-6
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2fcac0dba4b6433ab9b28ed6063cdecf 2023-05-15T14:53:17+02:00 Northern hemisphere cold air outbreaks are more likely to be severe during weak polar vortex conditions Jinlong Huang Peter Hitchcock Amanda C. Maycock Christine M. McKenna Wenshou Tian 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00215-6 https://doaj.org/article/2fcac0dba4b6433ab9b28ed6063cdecf EN eng Nature Portfolio https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00215-6 https://doaj.org/toc/2662-4435 doi:10.1038/s43247-021-00215-6 2662-4435 https://doaj.org/article/2fcac0dba4b6433ab9b28ed6063cdecf Communications Earth & Environment, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021) Geology QE1-996.5 Environmental sciences GE1-350 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00215-6 2022-12-31T08:07:38Z A weak stratospheric polar vortex in the Arctic leads to a disproportionally increased risk of severe cold air outbreaks over northern extratropical regions, compared to moderate outbreaks, suggest analyses of reanalysis data and climate model simulations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Communications Earth & Environment 2 1
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Northern hemisphere cold air outbreaks are more likely to be severe during weak polar vortex conditions
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description A weak stratospheric polar vortex in the Arctic leads to a disproportionally increased risk of severe cold air outbreaks over northern extratropical regions, compared to moderate outbreaks, suggest analyses of reanalysis data and climate model simulations.
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author Jinlong Huang
Peter Hitchcock
Amanda C. Maycock
Christine M. McKenna
Wenshou Tian
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Amanda C. Maycock
Christine M. McKenna
Wenshou Tian
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title Northern hemisphere cold air outbreaks are more likely to be severe during weak polar vortex conditions
title_short Northern hemisphere cold air outbreaks are more likely to be severe during weak polar vortex conditions
title_full Northern hemisphere cold air outbreaks are more likely to be severe during weak polar vortex conditions
title_fullStr Northern hemisphere cold air outbreaks are more likely to be severe during weak polar vortex conditions
title_full_unstemmed Northern hemisphere cold air outbreaks are more likely to be severe during weak polar vortex conditions
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