Ural Blocking as a Driver of Early-Winter Stratospheric Warmings

Peings, Y.

doi:10.1029/2019gl082097

Title: Ural Blocking as a Driver of Early-Winter Stratospheric Warmings

Journal Article · Wed May 29 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Geophysical Research Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/2019gl082097· OSTI ID:1613223

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Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)

This study explores the early-winter atmospheric response to Ural blocking anomalies in November, using a nudging technique to constrain the temperature and dynamics in a high-top atmospheric model. Persistent Ural blocking anomalies in November are associated with a warm Arctic/cold Siberia pattern and increased upward planetary waves entering the stratosphere, leading to a warming of the polar vortex. This stratospheric response then propagates in the troposphere, leading to increased occurrence of the negative North Atlantic Oscillation in December and January. In contrast, simulations with perturbed Barents-Kara sea ice and Siberian snow in November do not reproduce a significant atmospheric response. In simulations including a slab ocean, the Ural blocking induces Barents-Kara sea ice and Siberia snow anomalies that resemble composite analyses from observations. These results highlight Ural blocking variability in November as a robust driver of early-winter stratospheric warming while questioning causality between sea ice/snow and Ural blocking anomalies.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0019407

OSTI ID:: 1613223

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1515082

Journal Information:: Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 46, Issue 10; ISSN 0094-8276

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