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Stratospheric Circulation
(Last update: 19 February 2024)
A minor stratospheric sudden warming (SSW) event started at 30 hPa level in the Northern Hemisphere around 14 February 2024, and it reached a major SSW around 17 February 2024
(See criteria in the Explanation).
Explanation
Field:
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Element:
----- Time-series representation -----
30-hPa temperature over the North/South pole
10-hPa temperature over the North/South pole
Temperature & Vertical components of 100-hPa E-P flux
Zonal wind & Vertical components of 100-hPa E-P flux
----- Latitude-time cross section -----
30-hPa zonal wind
30-hPa temperature
10-hPa zonal wind
10-hPa temperature
100-hPa vertical components of 100-hPa E-P flux
----- Polar map -----
30-hPa temperature change in a week
30-hPa temperature
30-hPa height
10-hPa temperature change in a week
10-hPa temperature
10-hPa height
----- Latitude-height cross section -----
Zonal mean temperature
Zonal mean zonal wind
Zonal mean zonal wind & E-P flux
Tokyo Climate Center, Climate Prediction Division.
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