Aeolus shines a light on polar vortex

Paris (ESA) Feb 05, 2021

As this winter's polar vortex currently sends extreme icy blasts of Arctic weather to some parts of the northern hemisphere such as the northeast of the US, scientists are using wind information from ESA's Aeolus satellite to shed more light on this complex phenomenon. The polar vortex is a huge mass of frigid air high above the North Pole in the polar stratosphere. It is surrounded by a s