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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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
2016
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