More-persistent weak stratospheric polar vortex States linked to cold extremes

Over recent decades, the stratospheric polar vortex has shifted toward more frequent weak States, which can explain Eurasian cooling trends in boreal winter in the era of Arctic amplification.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Main Authors: Kretschmer, Marlene, Coumou, Dim, Agel, Laurie, BArlow, Mathew, Tziperman, Eli, Cohen, Ju DAh
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/afe957df-6e62-41a8-931b-5594b5b074ae
https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0259.1
https://hdl.handle.net/1871.1/afe957df-6e62-41a8-931b-5594b5b074ae
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Summary:Over recent decades, the stratospheric polar vortex has shifted toward more frequent weak States, which can explain Eurasian cooling trends in boreal winter in the era of Arctic amplification.