First Successful Hindcasts of the 2016 Disruption of the Stratospheric Quasi‐biennial Oscillation

Abstract In early 2016 the quasi‐biennial oscillation in tropical stratospheric winds was disrupted by an anomalous easterly jet centered at ~40 hPa, a development that was completely missed by all operational extended range weather forecast systems. This event and its predictability are investigate...

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Main Authors: S. Watanabe, K. Hamilton, S. Osprey, Y. Kawatani, E. Nishimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-02-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL076406
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