English Explanatory Dictionary

sudden stratospheric warming

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A weather phenomenon where the polar vortex breaks down, causing a sudden temperature increase in the stratosphere of 50 kelvin or more.

Word forms

sudden stratospheric warming sudden stratospheric warmings
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