Open AccessSupercell Thunderstorms Shake Up the Stratosphere
Author(s) -
Jordan Wilkerson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2021eo210572
Subject(s) - supercell , shake , thunderstorm , meteorology , stratosphere , environmental science , geology , atmospheric sciences , physics , astronomy
Supercell storm tops may act like mountains that obstruct winds, transforming their flow into violent turbulence that mixes near-surface air with the stratosphere above.