Modeling the Frozen-In Anticyclone in the 2005 Arctic Summer Stratosphere
Immediately following the breakup of the 2005 Arctic spring stratospheric vortex, a tropical air mass, characterized by low potential vorticity (PV) and high nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O), was advected poleward and became trapped in the easterly summer polar vortex. This...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2011-05-01
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Series: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
Online Access: | http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/11/4557/2011/acp-11-4557-2011.pdf |