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

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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)

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.

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  • Jiankai Zhang & Wenshou Tian & Martyn P. Chipperfield & Fei Xie & Jinlong Huang, 2016. "Persistent shift of the Arctic polar vortex towards the Eurasian continent in recent decades," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 6(12), pages 1094-1099, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:6:y:2016:i:12:d:10.1038_nclimate3136
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate3136
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