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On the role of Rossby wave breaking in the quasi-biennial modulation of the stratospheric polar vortex during boreal winter

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The boreal‐winter stratospheric polar vortex is more disturbed when the quasi‐biennial oscillation (QBO) in the lower stratosphere is in its easterly phase (eQBO), and more stable during the westerly phase (wQBO). This so‐called “Holton‐Tan effect” (HTE) is known to involve Rossby waves (RWs) but the details remain obscure.
This tropical‐extratropical connection is re‐examined in an attempt to explain its intra‐seasonal variation and its relation to Rossby wave breaking (RWB). R... Expand abstract
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10.1002/qj.3775

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0000-0001-9485-5082
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University of Oxford
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MPLS
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Physics
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University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Atmos Ocean & Planet Physics
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0000-0002-8751-1211
Publisher:
Wiley Publisher's website
Journal:
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society Journal website
Volume:
146
Issue:
729
Pages:
1939-1959
Publication date:
2020-04-06
Acceptance date:
2020-02-21
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EISSN:
1477-870X
ISSN:
0035-9009
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English
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1089276
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pubs:1089276
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2020-02-27

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