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Izumo, Takeshi; Masson, Sebastien; Vialard, Jerome; De Boyer Montegut, Clement; Behera, Swadhin K.; Madec, Gurvan; Takahashi, Keiko; Yamagata, Toshio. |
The Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO) is the main component of intraseasonal variability of the tropical convection, with clear climatic impacts at an almost-global scale. Based on satellite observations, it is shown that there are two types of austral-summer MJO events (broadly defined as 30-120 days convective variability with eastward propagation of about 5 m/s). Equatorial MJO events have a period of 30-50 days and tend to be symmetric about the equator, whereas MJO events centered near 8A degrees S tend to have a longer period of 55-100 days. The lower-frequency variability is associated with a strong upper-ocean response, having a clear signature in both sea surface temperature and its diurnal cycle. These two MJO types have different interannual... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Intraseasonal Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO); Seychelles-Chagos thermocline ridge/thermocline dome of the Indian Ocean; Indian Ocean dipole (IOD); El Nino southern oscillation (ENSO); Diurnal cycle; Oceanic diurnal warm layers; Air-sea interactions; Ocean-atmosphere coupling; Interannual variations; Mixed layer; Australian weather. |
Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00013/12416/9221.pdf |
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