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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-5335-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-5335-2023
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12 May 2023
Research article |  | 12 May 2023

On the magnitude and sensitivity of the quasi-biennial oscillation response to a tropical volcanic eruption

Flossie Brown, Lauren Marshall, Peter H. Haynes, Rolando R. Garcia, Thomas Birner, and Anja Schmidt

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Large-magnitude volcanic eruptions have the potential to alter large-scale circulation patterns, such as the quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO). The QBO is an oscillation of the tropical stratospheric zonal winds between easterly and westerly directions. Using a climate model, we show that large-magnitude eruptions can delay the progression of the QBO, with a much longer delay when the shear is easterly than when it is westerly. Such delays may affect weather and transport of atmospheric gases.
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