Earth  ID: 3098

Polar Vortex (WMS)

Visualizations by Eric Sokolowsky Released on February 1, 2005
The polar vortex is an atmospheric regional event that isolates polar air from the air at temperate latitudes, producing conditions favorable for wintertime polar ozone depletion and other chemical perturbations. The location, size, and shape of the polar vortex is derived from potential vorticity (PV) data.
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This animation shows a flat map version of the southern polar vortex at 550 degrees Kelvin during part of 2004.

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Visualization Credits

Eric Sokolowsky (GST): Lead Animator
Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Mark Schoeberl (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Ernest Hilsenrath (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Anne Douglass (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Michelle Santee (NASA/JPL CalTech): Scientist
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Mission:
Aura

Data Used:
Aura/MLS/Potential Vorticity
2004/08/13 - 2004/11/15
Derived by folks at JPL, not publicly available
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WMS

Keywords:
SVS >> Pole
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Winds >> Vorticity
GCMD >> Location >> Antarctica
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0