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Study of the Variability of Spring Breakup Dates and Arctic Stratospheric Polar Vortex Parameters from Simulation and Reanalysis Data

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Five 50-year simulations for the 5th version of the climate model of the Marchuk Institute of Numerical Mathematics, Russian Academy of Science (INM RAS), are used to analyze the interannual variability of Arctic stratospheric polar vortex and dates of spring breakup events (springtime transition) in comparison with reanalysis data. Early spring breakup events are accompanied by stronger wave activity in comparison with late ones. Winter seasons with the maximal air volume in the polar stratosphere and conditions sufficient for the formation of polar stratospheric clouds are characterized by relatively early spring breakup events.

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This work was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project no. 19-05-00370). The study of the effect of global processes on the Arctic stratosphere was partially supported by the Russian Science Foundation (grant no. 19-17-00198).

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  1. Central Aerological Observatory, 141700, Dolgoprudny, Moscow oblast, Russia

    P. N. Vargin

  2. Marchuk Institute of Numerical Mathematics, Russian Academy of Science, 119333, Moscow, Russia

    S. V. Kostrykin & E. M. Volodin

  3. Russian State Hydrometeorological University, 192007, St. Petersburg, Russia

    E. V. Rakushina & A. I. Pogoreltsev

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Vargin, P.N., Kostrykin, S.V., Rakushina, E.V. et al. Study of the Variability of Spring Breakup Dates and Arctic Stratospheric Polar Vortex Parameters from Simulation and Reanalysis Data. Izv. Atmos. Ocean. Phys. 56, 458–469 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001433820050114

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