winter cold surges (IMAGE)

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

winter cold surges

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Figure 1. Schematic diagrams of atmospheric circulation patterns associated with the winter cold surges. (a) A normal, mild winter with the relatively flat jet stream. (b) A cold surge in China with the enhanced Siberian High and wavy jet stream. (c) A cold surge in the United States with the enhanced North American High and wavy jet stream.

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Chunzai Wang

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