Seminar: Is there any evidence of a poleward expansion in the subtropical jet stream in either hemisphere?

Seminar: Is there any evidence of a poleward expansion in the subtropical jet stream in either hemisphere?

Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) 4th Floor, Matthews Building, UNSW, Kensington, NSW, Australia

Penny Maher (University of Utrecht) The tropics are expanding poleward at about 1 degree per decade in observations. The Hadley cell edge is one common measure of tropical expansion. One alternative method is the trend in the subtropical jet position. Unlike the Hadley cell edge, the observed trends in the subtropical jet position are much... View Article