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sudden stratospheric warming: a standalone construct

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sudden stratosphericwarming1 CONSTRUCTSudden stratosphericMATSUNO · METEOROLOGY

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a rapid warming of the polar stratosphere in winter caused by upward-propagating planetary waves that break down the polar vortex.

In meteorology, sudden stratospheric warming refers to a rapid warming of the polar stratosphere in winter caused by upward-propagating planetary waves that break down the polar vortex. This meaning comes from Matsuno (1971) in Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.[1]

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  1. Matsuno, T. (1971). A Dynamical Model of the Stratospheric Sudden Warming. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 28(8), 1479-1494. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1971)028<1479:admots>2.0.co;2

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