POLAR VORTEX Flashcards by Naveen Kumar

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DEFINITION

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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

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SOUTH POLE

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PSC CONTAINS

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NITRIC ACID+SULPHURIC ACID

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PSC CAUSED BY

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POLAR VORTEX IN WINTER

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PSC ————-O3

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ENHANCED DESTRO

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PSC CONVERT RESERVOIR COMPOUND INTO

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FREE RADICALS

Q

PV——OD

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ACCELERATE

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TOWERING CUMULUS ABSENT IN

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POLES

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WHY TOWERING CUMULUS ABSENT IN POLES

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HP

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ABSENCE OF POLAR FRONT AND STRATOSPHERIC CLOUDS

A

POLAR VORTEX SLIPS INTO TEMPERATE REGION

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NOT ODS

A

METHANE

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METHANE CAN CREATE

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RESOVOIR OF COMPOUND

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GW NOT DIRECTLY RELATED WITH

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ODS