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Northern Hemisphere stratospheric polar vortex morphology under localized gravity wave forcing: a shape-based classification
Leipzig Institute for Meteorology, Leipzig University, Stephanstr. 3, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Sajedeh Marjani
Leipzig Institute for Meteorology, Leipzig University, Stephanstr. 3, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
Department of Physics, Imperial College London, London, UK
Dörthe Handorf
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Research Unit Potsdam, Telegrafenberg A43, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Christoph Jacobi
Leipzig Institute for Meteorology, Leipzig University, Stephanstr. 3, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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We studied how strong wind disturbances caused by mountains can disturb the polar vortex, a large pool of cold air high above the North Pole. Using simulations, we boosted these wind disturbances over the Himalayas, North America, and East Asia. We found they can shift, weaken, and mix the vortex in different ways depending on the region. This helps explain how mountains influence the upper atmosphere and improve forecasts of extreme cold weather at the surface.
We studied how strong wind disturbances caused by mountains can disturb the polar vortex, a...
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