Local stratopause temperature variabilities and their embedding in the global context

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: R. Eixmann, V. Matthias, J. Höffner, G. Baumgarten, M. Gerding
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2020
• Subjects: Science; Q; Physics; QC1-999; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Merra; Andenes
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-38-373-2020; https://doaj.org/article/fda95a39e4bf44ef81c425e6efeb2e14

The stratopause is by definition the transition between the stratosphere and mesosphere. During winter the circulation at mid-latitudes and high latitudes in the stratosphere is mainly driven by quasi-stationary planetary waves (PWs), while the circulation in the mesosphere is mainly driven by gravi...