An unexpected disruption of the atmospheric quasi-biennial oscillation

One of the most repeatable phenomena seen in the atmosphere, the quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) between prevailing eastward and westward wind-jets in the equatorial stratosphere (~16-50 km altitude), was unexpectedly disrupted in February 2016. An unprecedented westward jet formed within the eastw...

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Hlavní autoři: Osprey, S, Butchart, N, Knight, J, Scaife, A, Hamilton, K, Anstey, J, Schenzinger, V, Zhang, C
Médium: Journal article
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2016