Apologies for the long gap between blog updates. But since today's weather in NYC has descended into a snowy, sleety mess, I thought today would be a good day for a blog. Saturday 12 March 2022 Summary: It is increasingly likely that the final stratospheric warming will occur soon, but forecast uncertainty remains large. A …
Simon’s Stratosphere Watch #2
When I wrote the first SSW blog on the evening of Tuesday 22 February, I did not expect to be writing the next one so soon after with such increased uncertainty. But there are many aspects to the way the world evolved over the last week which I would not have expected! Thanks to everyone …
Simon’s Stratosphere Watch #1
Welcome to a new blog series! Yes, the title was indeed chosen to fit the SSW acronym. In these posts, I intend to give a brief summary of the state of the Arctic stratospheric polar vortex and the latest forecasts. I have yet to decide how regular these will be. Tuesday 22 February 2022 Summary: …
Simon H. Lee 