The role of the winter residual circulation in the summer mesopause regions in WACCM

High winter planetary wave activity warms the summer polar mesopause via a link between the two hemispheres. Complex wave–mean-flow interactions take place on a global scale, involving sharpening and weakening of the summer zonal flow. Changes in the wind shear occasionally generate flow...

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Main Authors: M. S. Kuilman, B. Karlsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-03-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/18/4217/2018/acp-18-4217-2018.pdf