A strange thing happened in the stratosphere
Friday, September 2, 2016 - 13:31
in Physics & Chemistry
High above Earth’s tropics, a pattern of winds changed recently in a way that scientists had never seen in more than 60 years of consistent measurements. This disruption to the wind pattern – called the “quasi-biennial oscillation” – did not have any immediate impact on weather or climate as we experience it on Earth’s surface. […]