POLAR VORTEX Flashcards by Naveen Kumar

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DEFINITION

A

POLAR CYLONE

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WHEN

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NOT SEASONAL-ANY TIME

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FORMATION

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QUICK(<24 HR)
UNPREDICTABLE

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DURATION

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DAYS TO WEEEKS

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WHICH LAYER

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YPPER TROP+LOWER STRATOSPHERE

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ASSOCIATION

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ROSSBY WAVES-JET STREAMS

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STONGER

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WINTER

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WEAKER

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SUMMER

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SURROUNDS

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POLAR HIGH

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POLAR VORTEX INTO MID LATITUDE

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POLAR VORTEX COLD WAVE

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BREAKDOWN OF POLAR VORTEX

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POLAR VORTEX COLD WAVE

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SUDDEN STRATOSPHERIC WARNING

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POLAR VORTEX COLD WAVE

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POLAR VORTEX EVENT

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POLAR VORTEX COLD WAVE

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STRONG PV

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HIGH TEMPERATURE CONTRAST

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WEAK PV

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COLD OUTBREAK IN MID LATITUDE REGION

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HIGH PRESSURE CELLS

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RIDGES

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LOW PRESSURE CELLS

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TROUGHS

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STRONG MEANDERING SHIFT

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PV TO THE TEMPERATE REGION

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HALOCARBON

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HALOGEN+CARBON

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HALOGEN

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FLUORINE ,CHLORINE,BROMINE, IODINE

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PHOTO DISSOCIATION

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OZONE DEPLETION

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PSC

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POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUDS

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PSC POSITION

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LOWER STRATO

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POLAR VORTEX MORE INTENSE IN

A

SOUTH POLE

PSC CONTAINS

NITRIC ACID+SULPHURIC ACID

PSC CAUSED BY

POLAR VORTEX IN WINTER

PSC -------------O3

ENHANCED DESTRO

PSC CONVERT RESERVOIR COMPOUND INTO

FREE RADICALS

PV------OD

ACCELERATE

TOWERING CUMULUS ABSENT IN

POLES

WHY TOWERING CUMULUS ABSENT IN POLES

HP

ABSENCE OF POLAR FRONT AND STRATOSPHERIC CLOUDS

POLAR VORTEX SLIPS INTO TEMPERATE REGION

NOT ODS

METHANE

METHANE CAN CREATE

RESOVOIR OF COMPOUND

GW NOT DIRECTLY RELATED WITH

ODS