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Showing posts with label Stratospheric vortex. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stratospheric vortex. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Stratospheric vortex effect on the deep sea


Modeling carried supercomputer showed that the stratospheric vortex affect the depth of the oceans and therefore play a role in shaping the Earth's climate, according to "Kompyulenta" referring to the publication in the journal Nature Geosciences.

Events in the stratosphere at an altitude of 10-50 km are reflected in what is happening in the troposphere below it. It is also known that the behavior of the troposphere affects the circulation of the oceans, which in turn determines the climate. One of the earlier studies hinted that the events in the stratosphere can directly affect the oceans, but the conclusion was based on only one climate model, which also covered a relatively short period of 260 years.