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Impacts of sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) on the thermosphere were studied using a gravity wave (GW)-resolving whole atmosphere model.
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This paper indicates that the SSW event strongly affects meridional circulation and GW drag in the thermosphere.The SSW event reverses meridional circulation at altitudes between 90 and 125 km in the Northern Hemisphere. This change in meridional circulation is caused by the attenuation of the GW drag in the lower thermosphere.
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This page is a summary of: Impacts of sudden stratospheric warming on general circulation of the thermosphere, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics, December 2015, American Geophysical Union (AGU),
DOI: 10.1002/2015ja021894.
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