Cracking the MJO nut

Chidong Zhang; Jon Gottschalck; Eric D. Maloney; Mitchell W. Moncrieff; Frederic Vitart; Duane E. Waliser; Bin Wang; Matthew C. Wheeler

doi:10.1002/grl.50244

Cracking the MJO nut

Chidong Zhang
, Jon Gottschalck
, Eric D. Maloney
, Mitchell W. Moncrieff
, Frederic Vitart
, Duane E. Waliser
, Bin Wang
, Matthew C. Wheeler

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Abstract

The Madden-Julian oscillation poses great challenges to our understanding and prediction of tropical convection and the large-scale circulation. Several internationally coordinated activities were recently formed to meet the challenges from the perspectives of numerical simulations, prediction, diagnostics, and virtual and actual field campaigns. This article provides a brief description of these activities and their connections, with the motivation in part to encourage the next generation of physical scientists to help solve the grand challenging problem of the Madden-Julian oscillation. Key Points Several unprecedented international studies of the MJO are underway They provide opportunities to further our understanding of the MJO Advanced prediction skill of the MJO will have tremendous societal benefits.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1223-1230
Number of pages	8
Journal	Geophysical Research Letters
Volume	40
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/grl.50244
State	Published - Mar 28 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Madden-Julian Oscillation
diagnostics
field campaign
prediction

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