Dynamic Diagnosis of Stratospheric Sudden Warming Event in the Boreal Winter of 2018 and Its Possible Impact on Weather over North America

In the winter of 2018, a major stratospheric sudden warming (SSW) event occurred in the Northern Hemisphere. This study performs a dynamic diagnosis on this 2018 SSW event and analyzes its possible impact on the weather over North America. The result shows that the ridge over Alaska in the mid-tropo...

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Main Authors: Jincai Xie, Jinggao Hu, Haiming Xu, Shuai Liu, Huan He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Atmosphere
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/11/5/438