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From tropics to poles: How Pacific Ocean warming sets the stage for Antarctic stratospheric changes months later

The tropical Pacific Ocean and the frozen expanse of Antarctica sit more than 10,000 kilometers apart. Yet new research shows that when surface waters warm near the equator in northern winter, the Antarctic stratosphere responds months later—a delayed reaction that could improve predictions of South...

From tropics to poles: How Pacific Ocean warming sets the stage for Antarctic stratospheric changes months later
Image: Phys.org
The tropical Pacific Ocean and the frozen expanse of Antarctica sit more than 10,000 kilometers apart. Yet new research shows that when surface waters warm near the equator in northern winter, the Antarctic stratosphere responds months later—a delayed reaction that could improve predictions of Southern Hemisphere climate patterns.

Originally published at Phys.org

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