Role of equatorial waves and convective gravity waves  in the 2015/16 quasi-biennial oscillation disruption

Kang, Min-Jee; Chun, Hye-Yeong; Garcia, Rolando R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-14669-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-14669-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-14669-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 20, issue 23

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02 Dec 2020

Research article |

| 02 Dec 2020

Role of equatorial waves and convective gravity waves in the 2015/16 quasi-biennial oscillation disruption

Min-Jee Kang, Hye-Yeong Chun, and Rolando R. Garcia

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-14669-2020-supplement

Data sets

MERRA-2 inst3_3d_asm_Nv: 3D, 3-hourly, instantaneous, model-level, assimilation, assimilated meteorological fields, version 5.12.4 GMAO - Global Modeling and Assimilation Office https://doi.org/10.5067/WWQSXQ8IVFW8

ERA-Interim, 6-hourly, instantaneous, model-level, analysis ECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.828

GPM DPR (Gridded Convective Stratiform Heating) L3 1.5 hours 0.5 degree x 0.5 degree V06 GPM - Global Precipitation Measurement Science Team https://doi.org/10.5067/GPM/DPRGMI/CSH/3G/06

TRMM (TMPA) Precipitation L3 1 day 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V7 GES DISC - Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center https://doi.org/10.5067/TRMM/TMPA/DAY/7

Short summary

In winter 2015/16, the descent of the westerly quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) jet was...