Stratospheric tropical warming event and its impact on the polar and tropical troposphere

Stratosphere–troposphere coupling is investigated in relation to middle atmospheric subtropical jet (MASTJ) variations in boreal winter. An exceptional strengthening of the MASTJ occurred in association with a sudden equatorward shift of the stratospheric polar night jet (PNJ) in early December 2011...

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Main Authors: K. Kodera, N. Eguchi, H. Mukougawa, T. Nasuno, T. Hirooka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/17/615/2017/acp-17-615-2017.pdf