[Parameters: Topic='ATMOSPHERE', Term='ATMOSPHERIC WINDS', Variable_Level_1='VORTICITY']
Breakdown of the Polar Stratospheric Vortex
Entry ID: ucar.scd.vets.vg.pv

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Summary
Abstract: In early winter, cold temperatures result in the formation of a strong
circumpolar flow in the stratosphere, known as the polar night vortex,
producing favorable conditions for ozone depletion.

The breakdown of the Stratospheric Polar Night Vortex is an atmospheric event
that occurs once or twice each year in the polar wintertime stratosphere. As
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  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: R.Saravanan (scientist), Lorenzo Polvani (scientist), John Clyne (animator), Mark Taylor (animator), Dave Kennison (animator)
Online Resource: http://cdp.ucar.edu/browse/browse.htm?uri=http%3a%2f%2fdataportal.u...
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Originating Center
NCAR/SCD/VETS
Data Center
Community Data Portal, Visualization and Enabling Technologies Section, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://cdp.ucar.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NCAR CDP SUPPORT
Email: cdp at ucar.edu
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National Center for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80307-3000
Country: USA
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-07-16

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