Anomalous quasi-stationary planetary waves over the Antarctic region in 1988 and 2002

Anomalies in the Antarctic total ozone and amplitudes of the quasi-stationary planetary waves in the lower stratosphere temperature during the winter and spring of 1988 and 2002 have been compared. Westward displacement of the quasi-stationary wave (QSW) extremes by 50°–70&d...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: A. V. Grytsai, O. M. Evtushevsky, G. P. Milinevsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2008-05-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/26/1101/2008/angeo-26-1101-2008.pdf
_version_ 1818583652052762624
author A. V. Grytsai
O. M. Evtushevsky
G. P. Milinevsky
author_facet A. V. Grytsai
O. M. Evtushevsky
G. P. Milinevsky
author_sort A. V. Grytsai
collection DOAJ
description Anomalies in the Antarctic total ozone and amplitudes of the quasi-stationary planetary waves in the lower stratosphere temperature during the winter and spring of 1988 and 2002 have been compared. Westward displacement of the quasi-stationary wave (QSW) extremes by 50°–70° relative to the preceding years of the strong stratospheric polar vortex in 1987 and 2001, respectively, was observed. A dependence of the quasi-stationary wave ridge and trough positions on the strength of the westerly zonal wind in the lower stratosphere is shown. Comparison of the QSW amplitude in the lower stratosphere temperature in July and August shows that the amplitude distribution with latitude in August could be considered as a possible indication of the future anomalous warming in Antarctic spring. In August 2002, the QSW amplitude of 10 K at the edge region of the polar vortex (60° S–65° S) preceded the major warming in September, whereas in August 1988, the highest 7 K amplitude at 55° S preceded the large warming in the next months. These results suggest that the peak value of the lower stratosphere temperature QSW amplitude and the peak latitudinal position in late winter can influence the southern polar vortex strength in spring.
first_indexed 2024-12-16T08:08:41Z
format Article
id doaj.art-3c6381ee9fc14eb08075794c4b226523
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 0992-7689
1432-0576
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-16T08:08:41Z
publishDate 2008-05-01
publisher Copernicus Publications
record_format Article
series Annales Geophysicae
spelling doaj.art-3c6381ee9fc14eb08075794c4b2265232022-12-21T22:38:24ZengCopernicus PublicationsAnnales Geophysicae0992-76891432-05762008-05-01261101110810.5194/angeo-26-1101-2008Anomalous quasi-stationary planetary waves over the Antarctic region in 1988 and 2002A. V. Grytsai0O. M. Evtushevsky1G. P. Milinevsky2National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, UkraineNational Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, UkraineNational Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, UkraineAnomalies in the Antarctic total ozone and amplitudes of the quasi-stationary planetary waves in the lower stratosphere temperature during the winter and spring of 1988 and 2002 have been compared. Westward displacement of the quasi-stationary wave (QSW) extremes by 50°–70° relative to the preceding years of the strong stratospheric polar vortex in 1987 and 2001, respectively, was observed. A dependence of the quasi-stationary wave ridge and trough positions on the strength of the westerly zonal wind in the lower stratosphere is shown. Comparison of the QSW amplitude in the lower stratosphere temperature in July and August shows that the amplitude distribution with latitude in August could be considered as a possible indication of the future anomalous warming in Antarctic spring. In August 2002, the QSW amplitude of 10 K at the edge region of the polar vortex (60° S–65° S) preceded the major warming in September, whereas in August 1988, the highest 7 K amplitude at 55° S preceded the large warming in the next months. These results suggest that the peak value of the lower stratosphere temperature QSW amplitude and the peak latitudinal position in late winter can influence the southern polar vortex strength in spring.https://www.ann-geophys.net/26/1101/2008/angeo-26-1101-2008.pdf
spellingShingle A. V. Grytsai
O. M. Evtushevsky
G. P. Milinevsky
Anomalous quasi-stationary planetary waves over the Antarctic region in 1988 and 2002
Annales Geophysicae
title Anomalous quasi-stationary planetary waves over the Antarctic region in 1988 and 2002
title_full Anomalous quasi-stationary planetary waves over the Antarctic region in 1988 and 2002
title_fullStr Anomalous quasi-stationary planetary waves over the Antarctic region in 1988 and 2002
title_full_unstemmed Anomalous quasi-stationary planetary waves over the Antarctic region in 1988 and 2002
title_short Anomalous quasi-stationary planetary waves over the Antarctic region in 1988 and 2002
title_sort anomalous quasi stationary planetary waves over the antarctic region in 1988 and 2002
url https://www.ann-geophys.net/26/1101/2008/angeo-26-1101-2008.pdf
work_keys_str_mv AT avgrytsai anomalousquasistationaryplanetarywavesovertheantarcticregionin1988and2002
AT omevtushevsky anomalousquasistationaryplanetarywavesovertheantarcticregionin1988and2002
AT gpmilinevsky anomalousquasistationaryplanetarywavesovertheantarcticregionin1988and2002