Possible Causes of the Occurrence of a Rare Antarctic Sudden Stratospheric Warming in 2019
A minor Antarctic sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) with the strongest circulation changes since the first major SSW over the Antarctic was recorded in 2002 occurred in early September 2019. The diagnosis demonstrates two possible causes of this SSW. First, the tropical central Pacific warming is i...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:b5e564f1998145fe9ea467ae7e4866d1 2023-05-15T13:44:00+02:00 Possible Causes of the Occurrence of a Rare Antarctic Sudden Stratospheric Warming in 2019 Chenming Ma Pengkun Yang Xin Tan Ming Bao 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13010147 https://doaj.org/article/b5e564f1998145fe9ea467ae7e4866d1 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/1/147 https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4433 doi:10.3390/atmos13010147 2073-4433 https://doaj.org/article/b5e564f1998145fe9ea467ae7e4866d1 Atmosphere, Vol 13, Iss 147, p 147 (2022) Antarctic SSW central Pacific warming anomalous deep convection planetary wave stratospheric state Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13010147 2022-12-30T20:16:53Z A minor Antarctic sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) with the strongest circulation changes since the first major SSW over the Antarctic was recorded in 2002 occurred in early September 2019. The diagnosis demonstrates two possible causes of this SSW. First, the tropical central Pacific warming is identified, which enhanced the amplitude of tropospheric planetary wavenumber 1 (W1) in the extratropics on the seasonal time scale. Second, the impact of intraseasonal convection anomalies similar to previous studies is also suggested here. The enhanced deep convection over the South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ) in late August–early September excited a Rossby wave train to deepen an anomalous ridge, which significantly and persistently strengthened the tropospheric W1. The central Pacific warming and intraseasonal convection anomalies jointly provided the conditions for the occurrence of the Antarctic SSW in 2019 on different time scales. On the other hand, the difference of the stratospheric state between the Antarctic SSWs in 2019 and 2002 may be an important reason why the 2019 event did not meet the major SSW criteria. The stratospheric state before the 2019 SSW event is somewhat not as ideal as that of the 2002 event. Vertical planetary waves are, hence, more difficult to enter into the polar stratosphere, making it more difficult to trigger major events. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Antarctic Pacific The Antarctic Atmosphere 13 1 147 |
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A minor Antarctic sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) with the strongest circulation changes since the first major SSW over the Antarctic was recorded in 2002 occurred in early September 2019. The diagnosis demonstrates two possible causes of this SSW. First, the tropical central Pacific warming is identified, which enhanced the amplitude of tropospheric planetary wavenumber 1 (W1) in the extratropics on the seasonal time scale. Second, the impact of intraseasonal convection anomalies similar to previous studies is also suggested here. The enhanced deep convection over the South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ) in late August–early September excited a Rossby wave train to deepen an anomalous ridge, which significantly and persistently strengthened the tropospheric W1. The central Pacific warming and intraseasonal convection anomalies jointly provided the conditions for the occurrence of the Antarctic SSW in 2019 on different time scales. On the other hand, the difference of the stratospheric state between the Antarctic SSWs in 2019 and 2002 may be an important reason why the 2019 event did not meet the major SSW criteria. The stratospheric state before the 2019 SSW event is somewhat not as ideal as that of the 2002 event. Vertical planetary waves are, hence, more difficult to enter into the polar stratosphere, making it more difficult to trigger major events. |
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Possible Causes of the Occurrence of a Rare Antarctic Sudden Stratospheric Warming in 2019 |
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Possible Causes of the Occurrence of a Rare Antarctic Sudden Stratospheric Warming in 2019 |
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Possible Causes of the Occurrence of a Rare Antarctic Sudden Stratospheric Warming in 2019 |
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