Articles | Volume 3, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-3-1237-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-3-1237-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
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Review article
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07 Nov 2022
Review article |
| 07 Nov 2022
| 07 Nov 2022
The stratosphere: a review of the dynamics and variability
Neal Butchart
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Met Office Hadley Centre (MOHC), Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
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- QBO Phase Synchronization in CMIP6 Historical Simulations Attributed to Ozone Forcing N. Butchart et al. 10.1029/2023GL104401
- Station-keeping HAPS mission through optimal sprint and drift trajectories A. Delgado et al. 10.1016/j.ast.2024.109365
- Teleconnection of the Quasi-biennial oscillation with boreal winter surface climate in Eurasia and North America V. Kumar et al. 10.1038/s43247-024-01422-7
- Large-scale dynamic processes during the minor and major sudden stratospheric warming events in January–February 2023 P. Vargin et al. 10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.107545
- Role of Stratospheric Processes in Climate Change: Advances and Challenges W. Tian et al. 10.1007/s00376-023-2341-1
- Mid-latitude baroclinic waves in a zonally homogeneous Earth-like planet A. Sukhanovskii et al. 10.1007/s00382-024-07561-z
- Connection between Winter East Asia Flow Patterns and Stratospheric Polar Vortex Anomalies M. Taguchi 10.3390/atmos15070844
- The impact of the QBO vertical structure on June extreme high temperatures in South Asia J. Luo et al. 10.1038/s41612-024-00791-2
- Defining Arctic Stratospheric Polar Vortex Intensification Events J. Huang & P. Hitchcock 10.1029/2023JD039373
- Intraseasonal shift in the wintertime North Atlantic jet structure projected by CMIP6 models M. García-Burgos et al. 10.1038/s41612-024-00775-2
- Influence of high-latitude blocking and the northern stratospheric polar vortex on cold-air outbreaks under Arctic amplification of global warming E. Hanna et al. 10.1088/2752-5295/ad93f3
- Variations of Planetary Wave Activity in the Lower Stratosphere in February as a Predictor of Ozone Depletion in the Arctic in March P. Vargin et al. 10.3390/atmos15101237
- The Key Role of the Vertical Structure of the Stratospheric Quasi‐Biennial Oscillation in the Variations of Asian Precipitation in Summer F. Luo et al. 10.1029/2023GL105863
- The JAGUAR-DAS whole neutral atmosphere reanalysis: JAWARA D. Koshin et al. 10.1186/s40645-024-00674-3
- Arctic stratosphere changes in the 21st century in the Earth system model SOCOLv4 P. Vargin et al. 10.3389/feart.2023.1214418
- How do different pathways connect the stratospheric polar vortex to its tropospheric precursors? R. Köhler et al. 10.5194/wcd-4-1071-2023
- Quasi-biennial oscillation: laboratory experiments B. Semin & F. Pétrelis 10.5802/crphys.195
- A revisit and comparison of the quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) disruption events in 2015/16 and 2019/20 Y. Wang et al. 10.1016/j.atmosres.2023.106970
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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.
In recent years, it has emerged that there is an affinity between stratospheric variability and...
