Southern Ocean

Effects of Sea Spray on Large-Scale Climatic Features over the Southern Ocean featured image

Effects of Sea Spray on Large-Scale Climatic Features over the Southern Ocean

The Southern Ocean, characterized by strong westerly winds and a rough sea state, exhibits the most pronounced sea spray effects. Sea spray ejected by ocean surface waves enhances …

Xiaodan Yang
Comparing the Impacts of Tropical SST Variability and Polar Stratospheric Ozone Loss on the Southern Ocean Westerly Winds* featured image

Comparing the Impacts of Tropical SST Variability and Polar Stratospheric Ozone Loss on the Southern Ocean Westerly Winds*

Westerly wind trends at 850 hPa over the Southern Ocean during 1979–2011 exhibit strong regional and seasonal asymmetries. On an annual basis, trends in the Pacific sector …

David P. Schneider