Articles | Volume 3, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-3-1237-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-3-1237-2022
Review article
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07 Nov 2022
Review article |  | 07 Nov 2022

The stratosphere: a review of the dynamics and variability

Neal Butchart

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on wcd-2022-34', Anonymous Referee #1, 21 Jul 2022
  • CC1: 'Comment on wcd-2022-34', Aditi Sheshadri, 23 Jul 2022
    • CC2: 'Reply on CC1', Aditi Sheshadri, 23 Jul 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on wcd-2022-34', Anonymous Referee #2, 25 Jul 2022
  • CC3: 'Comment on wcd-2022-34', Alison Ming, 02 Aug 2022
  • RC3: 'Comment on wcd-2022-34', Anonymous Referee #3, 07 Aug 2022
  • AC1: 'Comment on wcd-2022-34 AC1', Neal Butchart, 22 Aug 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Neal Butchart on behalf of the Authors (27 Aug 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (29 Aug 2022) by Daniela Domeisen
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (07 Sep 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (30 Sep 2022)
ED: Publish as is (07 Oct 2022) by Daniela Domeisen
Short summary
In recent years, it has emerged that there is an affinity between stratospheric variability and surface events. Waves from the troposphere interacting with the mean flow drive much of the variability in the polar vortex, sudden stratospheric warmings and tropical quasi-biennial oscillation. Here we review the historical evolution of established knowledge of the stratosphere's global structure and dynamical variability, along with recent advances and theories, and identify outstanding challenges.