Southern Polar Vortex Page

Go here and here for background information on Polar Vortices.

Wind

Southern Polar Wind – It is recommended that click down through each height in succession so you that can see polar vorticity with depth:

10 hPa/mb – Approximately 31,000 meters (101,700 feet) Wide and Focused Perspective

70 hPa/mb – Approximately 18,000 meters (59,000 feet) Wide and Focused Perspective

250 hPa/mb – Approximately 10,400 meters (34,000 feet) Wide and Focused Perspective

Geopotential Height

Southern Hemisphere – Vertical Cross Section of Geopotential Height Anomalies (Polar Vortex)

NOAA – National Weather Service – Climate Prediction Center – Click the pic to view at source

1 hPa/mb Height Analysis – Approximately 50,000 meters (164,000 feet):

NOAA – National Weather Service – Climate Prediction Center – Click the pic to view at source

2 hPa/mb Height Analysis – Approximately 42,500 meters (140,000 feet):

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5 hPa/mb Height Analysis – Approximately 35,000 meters (115,000 feet):

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10 hPa/mb Height Analysis – Approximately 31,000 meters (101,700 feet):

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30 hPa/mb Height Analysis – Approximately 23,700 meters (77,800 feet):

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50 hPa/mb Height Analysis – Approximately 20,100 meters (66,000 feet):

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70 hPa/mb Height Analysis – Approximately 18,000 meters (59,000 feet):

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100 hPa/mb Height Analysis – Approximately 15,000 meters (49,000 feet)

NOAA – National Weather Service – Climate Prediction Center – Click the pic to view at source

Global – 200-hPa/mb Height Anomalies – Atmospheric Pressure Anomalies at Approximately 12,000 meters (40,000 feet)

NOAA – National Weather Service – Click the pic to view at source

Southern Hemisphere – 500-hPa /mb Height Anomalies – Atmospheric Pressure Anomalies At Approximately 5500 meters (18,000 feet)

NOAA – National Weather Service – Climate Prediction Center – Click the pic to view at source

Southern Hemisphere – 500-hPa/mb Geopotential Height and Vorticity – Approximately 5500 meters (18,000 feet)

Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA) – Institute of Global Environment and Society (IGES) – Click the pic to view at source

Temperature

1 hPa/mb Temperature Analysis – Approximately 50,000 meters (164,000 feet)

NOAA – National Weather Service – Climate Prediction Center – Click the pic to view at source

2 hPa/mb Temperature Analysis – Approximately 42,500 meters (140,000 feet):

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5 hPa/mb Temperature Analysis – Approximately 35,000 meters (115,000 feet)

NOAA – National Weather Service – Climate Prediction Center – Click the pic to view at source

10 hPa/mb Temperature Analysis – Approximately 31,000 meters (101,700 feet)

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30 hPa/mb Temperature Analysis – Approximately 23,700 meters (77,800 feet)

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50 hPa/mb Temperature Analysis – Approximately 20,100 meters (66,000 feet)

NOAA – National Weather Service – Climate Prediction Center – Click the pic to view at source

70 hPa/mb Temperature Analysis – Approximately 18,000 meters (59,000 feet)

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100 hPa/mb Temperature Analysis – Approximately 15,000 (49,213 feet)

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Southern Hemisphere Area Where Temperature is Below 195K or -78C (Temperature below which Polar Stratospheric Clouds May Form)

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Zonal Temperature Anomaly Time Series

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50-hPa/mb Zonal Mean Temperature Anomalies – Approximately 20,100 meters (66,000 feet)

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Global – 10-hPa/mb Height Temperature Anomalies – Atmospheric Temperature Anomalies At Approximately 31,000 meters (101,700 feet)

NOAA – National Weather Service – Climate Prediction Center – Click the pic to view at source

Global – 30-hPa/mb Height Temperature Anomalies – Atmospheric Temperature Anomalies At Approximately 23,700 meters (77,800 feet)

NOAA – National Weather Service – Climate Prediction Center – Click the pic to view at source

Global – 50-hPa/mb Height Temperature Anomalies – Atmospheric Temperature Anomalies At Approximately 20,100 meters (66,000 feet)

NOAA – National Weather Service – Climate Prediction Center – Click the pic to view at source

Southern Polar Temperature Lower Stratosphere (TLS) – 1979 to Present

Remote Sensing Systems (RSS) – Microwave Sounding Units (MSU) – Click the pic to view at source

Ozone

“Ozone Hole” “The word hole isn’t literal; no place is empty of ozone. Scientists use the word hole as a metaphor for the area in which ozone concentrations drop below the historical threshold of 220 Dobson Units.”

Ozone Mixing Ratio map showing a slight “Ozone Hole” within the Vortex:

1 hPa/mb Ozone Mixing Ratio – Approximately 50,000 meters (164,000 feet)

NOAA – National Weather Service – Climate Prediction Center – Click the pic to view at source

2 hPa/mb Ozone Mixing Ratio – Approximately 42,500 meters (140,000 feet):

NOAA – National Weather Service – Climate Prediction Center – Click the pic to view at source

5 hPa/mb Ozone Mixing Ratio – Approximately 35,000 meters (115,000 feet)

NOAA – National Weather Service – Climate Prediction Center – Click the pic to view at source

10 hPa/mb Ozone Mixing Ratio – Approximately 31,000 meters (101,700 feet)

NOAA – National Weather Service – Climate Prediction Center – Click the pic to view at source

30 hPa/mb Ozone Mixing Ratio – Approximately 23,700 meters (77,800 feet)

NOAA – National Weather Service – Climate Prediction Center – Click the pic to view at source

50-hPa/mb Ozone Mixing Ratio – Approximately 20,100 meters (66,000 feet)

NOAA – National Weather Service – Climate Prediction Center – Click the pic to view at source

70-hPa/mb Ozone Mixing Ratio – Approximately 18,000 meters (59,000 feet)

NOAA – National Weather Service – Climate Prediction Center – Click the pic to view at source

100-hPa/mb Ozone Mixing Ratio – Approximately 15,000 (49,213 feet)

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Southern Hemisphere Total Stratospheric Ozone

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Planetary Waves

Zonal Wave #1 Amplitude Time Series:

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Zonal Wave #2 Amplitude Jan, Feb, March Time Series:

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Coriolis Torque

Vertical and Zonal Integral Of Coriolis Torque

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) – Click the pic to view at source

Mountain Torque

Vertical and Zonal Integral Of Mountain Torque

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Eddy Heat Flux

“Strong negative fluxes indicate poleward flux of heat via eddies. Multiple strong poleward episodes will result in a smaller polar vortex, Sudden Stratospheric Warmings and an earlier transition from winter to summer circulations. Relatively small flux amplitudes will result in a more stable polar vortex and will extend the winter circulation well into the Spring”

10 day Averaged Eddy Heat Flux Towards The South Pole At 100mb

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Atmospheric Transmission of Solar Radiation

UV Erythemal Daily Dosage

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Source Guide

Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA) – Institute of Global Environment and Society (IGES)

Home Page – http://wxmaps.org/pix.html

Height and Vorticity Analyses Page – http://wxmaps.org/pix/analyses.html?bandwidth=high

Hurricane Potential Page – http://wxmaps.org/pix/hurpot.html?bandwidth=high

Forecast Page – http://wxmaps.org/pix/forecasts.html?bandwidth=high

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL)

Home Page – http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/

Physical Sciences Division (PSD) Products Page – http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/products/

Physical Sciences Division (PSD) Data Data Page – http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/

Physical Sciences Division (PSD) Data Maps Page – http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/map/

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)

Home Page – http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/about/about.html?bandwidth=high

Products Page – http://www.ncdc.noaa.govgov/oa/ncdc.html?bandwidth=high

Stratosphere Page – http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/stratosphere/?bandwidth=high

FTP Page – http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/cmb/?bandwidth=high

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – National Weather Service – Climate Prediction Center

Home Page – http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/

Products Page – http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/

Monitoring and Data Products Page – http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/MD_index.shtml

Atmospheric & SST Indices Page – http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/data/indices/

Regional Climate Maps – http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/regional_monitoring/

Monitoring and Data Page – http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/monitoring_and_data/

FTP Page – ftp://ftp.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/

Policlimate.com | Ryan Maue’s Weather Maps (NCEP GFS, NAM, WRF and ECMWF)

http://policlimate.com/weather/

Remote Sensing Systems (RSS)

Home Page – http://ssmi.com/?bandwidth=high

MSU Page – http://ssmi.com/msu/msu_browse.html?bandwidth=high

MSU FTP Page – ftp://ftp.ssmi.com/msu/?bandwidth=high

FTP Page – ftp://ftp.ssmi.com/?bandwidth=high

StormSurf.com

Home Page – http://www.stormsurf.com/

Model Products Page – http://www.stormsurf.com/mdls/menu.html

Weather Model – Global Jet Stream Wind and 250 mb Pressure – http://www.stormsurfing.com/cgi/display_alt.cgi?a=glob_250

Wave Mode – North Atlantic Surface Pressure and Wind – http://www.stormsurfing.com/cgi/display.cgi?a=natla_slp

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Efstathios
May 16, 2016 3:00 am

Very interesting, thank you.

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RACookPE1978
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May 16, 2016 3:45 am

Readers are reminded that “changes” in the (southern) polar vortex (due to climate change) are regularly blamed for the many years of steadily increasing Antarctic sea ice extents and sea ice area surrounding Antarctica. Supposedly, the increased winds blow the sea ice away from the shoreline, opening up new ocean water to the fresh water-diluted Antarctic Ocean surrounding the continent (the increased fresh water volume being due to the increased melting of the Antarctic land ice), and thus allowing sea ice to freeze. Winds increase again, get blow away from the continent, more sea ice freezes.
The concept does not make sense thermodynamically, nor physically – since the air temperature above Antarctica has been decreasing, the polar vortex winds have not been increasing, and the mass of land ice above the continental land mass has been increasing everywhere except the 4% of land in the West Antarctic Peninsula. (Which is the only area on the continent that is warming.) Further, the small bit of “fresh water” that does melt under glacier ice on the continental edge immediately re-freezes as long runnels of ice underwater as soon as it hits the below-freezing (very salty) ocean water around the coasts. It cannot dilute the tens-of-thousands-times larger Antarctic Ocean surrounding the continent.
This reference page will be a very useful source.

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