Decadal-scale changes in the effect of the QBO on the northern stratospheric polar vortex

This study documents decadal-scale changes in the Holton and Tan (HT) relationship, i.e., the influence of the lower stratospheric equatorial quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) on the northern hemisphere (NH) extratropical. circulation. Using a combination of ECMWF ERA-40 Reanalysis and Operational da...

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Main Authors: Lu, H, Baldwin, M, Gray, L, Jarvis, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008