Sudden Stratospheric Warming - Classification and Description

Classification and Description

Typically stratospheric meteorologists classify the vortex breakdown into three categories: major, minor, and final.

Sometimes a fourth category, the Canadian warming, is included because of its unique and distinguishing structure and evolution.

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