A simple kinematic model for the Lagrangian description of relevant nonlinear processes in the stratospheric polar vortex

García-Garrido, Víctor José; Curbelo, Jezabel; Mechoso, Carlos Roberto; Mancho, Ana María; Wiggins, Stephen

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-24-265-2017

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09 Jun 2017

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| 09 Jun 2017

A simple kinematic model for the Lagrangian description of relevant nonlinear processes in the stratospheric polar vortex

Víctor José García-Garrido, Jezabel Curbelo, Carlos Roberto Mechoso, Ana María Mancho, and Stephen Wiggins

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RC1: 'Review of manuscript NPG-2016-81', Anonymous Referee #1, 09 Jan 2017
- AC1: 'REsponse to anonymous referee #1', Ana M. Mancho, 07 Apr 2017
RC2: 'Referee 2', Anonymous Referee #2, 13 Jan 2017
- AC2: 'Response to anonymous referee #2', Ana M. Mancho, 07 Apr 2017

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ED: Publish as is (25 Apr 2017) by Cristóbal López

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Our work shows that a simple kinematic model is able to retain the fundamental mechanisms responsible for complex fluid parcel evolution in the stratosphere. Our analysis justifies in a controlled manner the formation of filaments eroding the polar vortex and shows that the breaking and splitting of the polar vortex is explained by the sudden growth of a planetary wave and the decay of the axisymmetric flow.