Northern hemisphere cold air outbreaks are more likely to be severe during weak polar vortex conditions

oleh: Jinlong Huang, Peter Hitchcock, Amanda C. Maycock, Christine M. McKenna, Wenshou Tian

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-07-01

Deskripsi

A weak stratospheric polar vortex in the Arctic leads to a disproportionally increased risk of severe cold air outbreaks over northern extratropical regions, compared to moderate outbreaks, suggest analyses of reanalysis data and climate model simulations.