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Articles | Volume 5, issue 2
Articles | Volume 5, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-5-839-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-5-839-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 5, issue 2
Research article
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18 Jun 2024
Research article |  | 18 Jun 2024

Changes in the tropical upper-tropospheric zonal momentum balance due to global warming

Abu Bakar Siddiqui Thakur and Jai Sukhatme

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We analyze the present and future states of the tropical upper troposphere. Observations and climate model simulations suggest that interactions between disparate families of waves and the mean flow maintain present-day upper-level winds, and each component undergoes complex changes due to global warming. While the net east–west flow of the atmosphere may remain unaltered, this study indicates robust changes to local circulations that may influence tropical precipitation and regional climate.
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