The role of Barents–Kara sea ice loss in projected polar vortex changes

<p>The Northern Hemisphere stratospheric polar vortex (SPV) plays a key role in mid-latitude weather and climate. However, in what way the SPV will respond to global warming is not clear, with climate models disagreeing on the sign and magnitude of projected SPV strength change. Here we addres...

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Main Authors: M. Kretschmer, G. Zappa, T. G. Shepherd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-11-01
Series:Weather and Climate Dynamics
Online Access:https://wcd.copernicus.org/articles/1/715/2020/wcd-1-715-2020.pdf