A tropospheric pathway of the stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) impact on the boreal winter polar vortex

<p>The quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) is quasi-periodic oscillation of the tropical zonal wind in the stratosphere. When the tropical lower stratospheric wind is easterly (westerly), the winter Northern Hemisphere (NH) stratospheric polar vortex tends to be weak (strong). This relation is kn...

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Main Authors: K. Yamazaki, T. Nakamura, J. Ukita, K. Hoshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-04-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/20/5111/2020/acp-20-5111-2020.pdf