Why Are Stratospheric Sudden Warmings Sudden (and Intermittent)?

Nakamura, N; Falk, J; Lubis, SW

Nakamura, N (corresponding author), Univ Chicago, Dept Geophys Sci, 5734 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 USA.

JOURNAL OF THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, 2020; 77 (3): 943

Abstract

This paper examines the role of wave-mean flow interaction in the onset and suddenness of stratospheric sudden warmings (SSWs). Evidence is presented ......

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