Tropical cooling in the case of stratospheric sudden warming in January 2009: focus on the tropical tropopause layer

Temperature changes in the tropics, especially in the tropical tropopause layer, are investigated at the time of a major stratospheric sudden warming (SSW) event that started on about 16 January 2009. During the SSW, the temperature in the tropical upper stratosphere declined and the cold anomaly pr...

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Main Authors: K. Yoshida, K. Yamazaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-07-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/11/6325/2011/acp-11-6325-2011.pdf