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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2018-03-01
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Series: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
Online Access: | https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/18/4217/2018/acp-18-4217-2018.pdf |