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polar vortex: a standalone construct

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polarvortex1 CONSTRUCTPolar vortexWAUGH · METEOROLOGY

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Meteorology

the large circulation of strong westerly winds around the winter pole, whose disruption can bring cold air outbreaks.

In meteorology, polar vortex refers to the large circulation of strong westerly winds around the winter pole, whose disruption can bring cold air outbreaks. This meaning comes from Waugh (2017) in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.[1]

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References

  1. Waugh, D. W., Sobel, A. H., & Polvani, L. M. (2017). What Is the Polar Vortex and How Does It Influence Weather? Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 98(1), 37-44. https://doi.org/10.1175/bams-d-15-00212.1

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