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How Sudden Stratospheric Warming Affects the Whole Atmosphere

by N. M. Pedatella, J. L. Chau, H. Schmidt, L. P. Goncharenko, C. Stolle, K. Hocke, V. L. Harvey, B. Funke and T. A. Siddiqui 20 March 20182 October 2023

High above Earth’s surface, air temperatures occasionally increase suddenly, producing widespread effects on weather, air chemistry, and telecommunications.

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