Persistent shift of the Arctic polar vortex towards the Eurasian continent in recent decades

Jiankai Zhang, Wenshou Tian (), Martyn P. Chipperfield, Fei Xie and Jinlong Huang
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Jiankai Zhang: Key Laboratory for Semi-Arid Climate Change of the Ministry of Education, College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University
Wenshou Tian: Key Laboratory for Semi-Arid Climate Change of the Ministry of Education, College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University
Martyn P. Chipperfield: School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
Fei Xie: College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University
Jinlong Huang: Key Laboratory for Semi-Arid Climate Change of the Ministry of Education, College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University

Nature Climate Change, 2016, vol. 6, issue 12, 1094-1099

Abstract: The Arctic winter polar vortex has weakened in recent years: this study shows that there has also been a shift in the location of the vortex towards Eurasia. This is related to cryospheric changes, with implications for mid-latitude weather.

Date: 2016
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