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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-2-453-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-2-453-2021
Research article
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27 May 2021
Research article |  | 27 May 2021

The wave geometry of final stratospheric warming events

Amy H. Butler and Daniela I. V. Domeisen

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We classify by wave geometry the stratospheric polar vortex during the final warming that occurs every spring in both hemispheres due to a combination of radiative and dynamical processes. We show that the shape of the vortex, as well as the timing of the seasonal transition, is linked to total column ozone prior to and surface weather following the final warming. These results have implications for prediction and our understanding of stratosphere–troposphere coupling processes in springtime.
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