The stratospheric polar vortex and sudden stratospheric warmings
Simon Haydn Lee
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Simon Haydn Lee
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The polar vortex is the dominant feature of the wintertime stratosphere. Sometimes, it is unusually strong, while at others it is very weak or destroyed in an event known as a sudden stratospheric warming (SSW). Both can play an important role in driving the type and predictability of the weather we experience at the surface.
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The polar vortex is the dominant feature of the wintertime stratosphere. Sometimes, it is unusually strong, while at others it is very weak or destroyed in an event known as a sudden stratospheric warming (SSW). Both can play an important role in driving the type and predictability of the weather we experience at the surface.
Key concepts: Polar vortex, Stratosphere, Sudden stratospheric warming, Jet stream, Atmospheric sciences, Troposphere, Vortex, Polar night