A Series of Rare Disturbances in the Stratosphere

The polar vortex elongated and weakened over Antarctica, causing rare warming events.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story A Series of Rare Disturbances in the Stratosphere.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Wanmei Liang, using GEOS-FP data courtesy of Lawrence Coy and the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office at NASA GSFC. Story by Emily Cassidy.

Published September 3, 2024
Data acquired August 5, 2023 - August 5, 2024