The 2018-19 Arctic stratospheric polar vortex
The stratospheric polar vortex is a westerly circulation that forms over the winter pole around 10-50 km above the surface, which is known to influence mid-latitude weather patterns. During 2018-19, the Arctic polar vortex demonstrated an unusually large amount of variability, including a strong and...
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ftunivreading:oai:centaur.reading.ac.uk:87110 2024-05-19T07:33:04+00:00 The 2018-19 Arctic stratospheric polar vortex Lee, Simon H. Butler, Amy H. 2020-02 text https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/87110/ https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/87110/1/lee_butler_weather_accepted.pdf en eng Wiley https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/87110/1/lee_butler_weather_accepted.pdf Lee, S. H. and Butler, A. H. (2020) The 2018-19 Arctic stratospheric polar vortex. Weather, 75 (2). pp. 52-57. ISSN 0043-1656 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/wea.3643 <https://doi.org/10.1002/wea.3643> Article PeerReviewed 2020 ftunivreading https://doi.org/10.1002/wea.3643 2024-05-01T00:23:28Z The stratospheric polar vortex is a westerly circulation that forms over the winter pole around 10-50 km above the surface, which is known to influence mid-latitude weather patterns. During 2018-19, the Arctic polar vortex demonstrated an unusually large amount of variability, including a strong and persistent sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) event, a strong vortex event, and a dynamic final stratospheric warming (FSW). In this article we discuss the evolution of the vortex, placing it in the context of wider observed climatology, and comment on its apparent impacts on tropospheric weather patterns – notably, the lack of a surface climate response to the SSW of similar magnitude to the February-March 2018 “Beast from the East” cold-wave. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic CentAUR: Central Archive at the University of Reading Weather 75 2 52 57 |
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The stratospheric polar vortex is a westerly circulation that forms over the winter pole around 10-50 km above the surface, which is known to influence mid-latitude weather patterns. During 2018-19, the Arctic polar vortex demonstrated an unusually large amount of variability, including a strong and persistent sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) event, a strong vortex event, and a dynamic final stratospheric warming (FSW). In this article we discuss the evolution of the vortex, placing it in the context of wider observed climatology, and comment on its apparent impacts on tropospheric weather patterns – notably, the lack of a surface climate response to the SSW of similar magnitude to the February-March 2018 “Beast from the East” cold-wave. |
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https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/87110/1/lee_butler_weather_accepted.pdf Lee, S. H. and Butler, A. H. (2020) The 2018-19 Arctic stratospheric polar vortex. Weather, 75 (2). pp. 52-57. ISSN 0043-1656 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/wea.3643 <https://doi.org/10.1002/wea.3643> |
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