Stratospheric drivers of extreme events at the Earth’s surface
The stratosphere, the layer of the atmosphere at heights between 10-50 km, is an important source of variability for the weather and climate at the Earth’s surface on timescales of weeks to decades. Since the stratospheric circulation evolves more slowly than that of the troposphere below, it can co...
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ftethz:oai:www.research-collection.ethz.ch:20.500.11850/463766 2023-08-20T04:09:45+02:00 Stratospheric drivers of extreme events at the Earth’s surface Domeisen, Daniela id_orcid:0 000-0002-1463-929X Butler, Amy H. 2020 application/application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/463766 https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000463766 en eng Nature info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1038/s43247-020-00060-z info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/000693647900001 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SNF/SNF-Förderungsprofessuren Stufe 2/170523 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/463766 doi:10.3929/ethz-b-000463766 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Communications Earth & Environment, 1 (1) info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2020 ftethz https://doi.org/20.500.11850/46376610.3929/ethz-b-00046376610.1038/s43247-020-00060-z 2023-07-30T23:53:16Z The stratosphere, the layer of the atmosphere at heights between 10-50 km, is an important source of variability for the weather and climate at the Earth’s surface on timescales of weeks to decades. Since the stratospheric circulation evolves more slowly than that of the troposphere below, it can contribute to predictability at the surface. Our synthesis of studies on the coupling between the stratosphere and the troposphere reveals that the stratosphere also contributes substantially to a wide range of climate-related extreme events. These extreme events include cold air outbreaks and extreme heat, air pollution, wildfires, wind extremes, and storm clusters, as well as changes in tropical cyclones and sea ice cover, and they can have devastating consequences for human health, infrastructure, and ecosystems. A better understanding of the vertical coupling in the atmosphere, along with improved representation in numerical models, is therefore expected to help predict extreme events on timescales from weeks to decades in terms of the event type, magnitude, frequency, location, and timing. With a better understanding of stratosphere-troposphere coupling, it may be possible to link more tropospheric extremes to stratospheric forcing, which will be crucial for emergency planning and management. ISSN:2662-4435 Article in Journal/Newspaper Sea ice ETH Zürich Research Collection |
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The stratosphere, the layer of the atmosphere at heights between 10-50 km, is an important source of variability for the weather and climate at the Earth’s surface on timescales of weeks to decades. Since the stratospheric circulation evolves more slowly than that of the troposphere below, it can contribute to predictability at the surface. Our synthesis of studies on the coupling between the stratosphere and the troposphere reveals that the stratosphere also contributes substantially to a wide range of climate-related extreme events. These extreme events include cold air outbreaks and extreme heat, air pollution, wildfires, wind extremes, and storm clusters, as well as changes in tropical cyclones and sea ice cover, and they can have devastating consequences for human health, infrastructure, and ecosystems. A better understanding of the vertical coupling in the atmosphere, along with improved representation in numerical models, is therefore expected to help predict extreme events on timescales from weeks to decades in terms of the event type, magnitude, frequency, location, and timing. With a better understanding of stratosphere-troposphere coupling, it may be possible to link more tropospheric extremes to stratospheric forcing, which will be crucial for emergency planning and management. ISSN:2662-4435 |
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Domeisen, Daniela id_orcid:0 000-0002-1463-929X Butler, Amy H. Stratospheric drivers of extreme events at the Earth’s surface |
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Stratospheric drivers of extreme events at the Earth’s surface |
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Stratospheric drivers of extreme events at the Earth’s surface |
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