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Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Identification and Classification of Stratospheric Sudden Warming Events
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>Analysis of northern hemisphere stratospheric data from 1978-2011 is used to identify and classify Stratospheric Sudden Warming events. A total of 41 events are identified during this 33 year period, resulting in an average occurrence rate of 1.24 events/year. No significant variation in the rate is observed during the period analyzed. The average temperature increase during an SSW event is 12 K and the average duration is 32 days. Each identified event is classified as either a vortex displacement or split event and the ratio of displacement to split events is found to be 0.86.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Science in Engineering Physics
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Thesis - Open Access
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Physical Sciences
- Year
- 2012
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Ehrmann, Thomas S.
Subjects
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dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://commons.erau.edu/edt/62
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:commons.erau.edu:edt-1061