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Effect of the Madden–Julian Oscillation and Quasi-Biennial Oscillation on the Dynamics of Extratropical Stratosphere

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The effects of the Madden–Julian oscillation and quasi-biennial oscillation in the equatorial stratosphere on the dynamic processes in the extratropical stratosphere has been studied with the use of a model of the middle and upper atmospheric circulation. The heat source of the Madden–Julian oscillation in tropics is specified as a longitude-modulated wave perturbation with a zonal wavenumber of m = 2 and a period of about Т = 45 days that propagates eastward with a phase speed of ~5 m/s. Ensemble calculations were carried out independently for the westerly and easterly phases of the quasi-biennial oscillation. Analysis of the results has shown that both phenomena strongly affect the circulation of the winter extratropical stratosphere, the polar vortex decay, and sudden stratospheric warming events; the character of the effect depends on the combination of their phases. The good agreement between the simulation results and the reanalysis of data confirms our results.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The adjustment of the MUAM model, the ensemble calculations of the middle atmosphere circulation, and the analysis of the MERRA and JRA55 data were carried out with the financial support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project no. 18-05-01050); processing and interpretation of the results was carried out within Program of Fundamental Scientific Research of State Academies for 2013–2020 no. II.16.1.2 FNI.

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  1. Russian State Hydrometeorological University, St. Petersburg, Russia

    K. K. Kandieva, O. G. Aniskina & A. I. Pogoreltsev

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    A. I. Pogoreltsev

  3. Institute of Solar–Terrestrial Physics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, Russia

    O. S. Zorkaltseva & V. I. Mordvinov

  4. Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk, Russia

    V. I. Mordvinov

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Kandieva, K.K., Aniskina, O.G., Pogoreltsev, A.I. et al. Effect of the Madden–Julian Oscillation and Quasi-Biennial Oscillation on the Dynamics of Extratropical Stratosphere. Geomagn. Aeron. 59, 105–114 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016793218060063

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