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1991
Journal Article
Titel
Quasi-biennial oscillation of mid-latitude stratospheric wind and its influence on European weather regimes in winter
Abstract
An analysis of 31 years (1960-90) of mid-winter (January-February) stratospheric and tropospheric data at medium latitudes near 50 degrees N shows the following results: the westerly-wind speed at the stratospheric 30-hPa level is distinctly higher in the westerly phase of the tropical QBO than in its easterly phase, but this rule holds only for low and moderate solar activity, while it is suspended in years of high solar activity; as expected from theoretical predictions, the tropospheric 500-hPa ultra-long standing wave pattern is significantly different at times of high and low stratospheric wind speed; and this difference is also associated with a significant difference in the frequency distribution of the occurrence of 'continental' and 'oceanic' surface weather regimes in central Europe in mid-winter.
Language
English
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atmospheric movements
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meteorology
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solar-terrestrial relationships
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stratosphere
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troposphere
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wind
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midwinter stratospheric data
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ad 1960 to 1990
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low solar activity
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sunspot maximum
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sunspot minimum
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continental surface weather regimes
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zonal wind speed
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oceanic surface weather
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latitude 50 degrees n
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atmospheric general circulation
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mid-latitude stratospheric wind
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european weather regimes
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winter
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tropospheric data
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medium latitudes
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westerly-wind speed
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stratospheric 30-hpa level
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westerly phase
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tropical qbo
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easterly phase
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moderate solar activity
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high solar activity
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tropospheric 500-hpa ultra-long standing wave pattern
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stratospheric wind speed
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central europe
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50 kpa
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3 kpa
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5.6 km
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24 km