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Holton-Tan effect: a standalone construct

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Atmospheric science

tendency for the winter polar vortex to be weaker and more disturbed when the equatorial quasi-biennial oscillation is in its easterly phase.

In atmospheric science, Holton-Tan effect refers to tendency for the winter polar vortex to be weaker and more disturbed when the equatorial quasi-biennial oscillation is in its easterly phase. This meaning comes from Holton (1980) in Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.[1]

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References

Holton, J. R., & Tan, H. (1980). The Influence of the Equatorial Quasi-Biennial Oscillation on the Global Circulation at 50 mb. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 37(10), 2200-2208. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1980)037<2200:tioteq>2.0.co;2

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