Fifty years of research on the Madden‐Julian Oscillation: Recent progress, challenges, and perspectives

X Jiang, ÁF Adames, D Kim… - Journal of …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Since its discovery in the early 1970s, the crucial role of the Madden‐Julian Oscillation
(MJO) in the global hydrological cycle and its tremendous influence on high‐impact climate …

Vertical structure and physical processes of the Madden‐Julian oscillation: Exploring key model physics in climate simulations

X Jiang, DE Waliser, PK Xavier, J Petch… - Journal of …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aimed at reducing deficiencies in representing the Madden‐Julian oscillation (MJO) in
general circulation models (GCMs), a global model evaluation project on vertical structure …

Modulation of ENSO on fast and slow MJO modes during boreal winter

Y Wei, HL Ren - Journal of Climate, 2019‏ - journals.ametsoc.org
This study investigates modulation of El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on the Madden–
Julian oscillation (MJO) propagation during boreal winter. Results show that the …

Subseasonal forecasts of convectively coupled equatorial waves and the MJO: Activity and predictive skill

MA Janiga, C J. Schreck III, JA Ridout… - Monthly Weather …, 2018‏ - journals.ametsoc.org
In this study, the contribution of low-frequency (> 100 days), Madden–Julian oscillation
(MJO), and convectively coupled equatorial wave (CCEW) variability to the skill in predicting …

Equatorial waves and the skill of NCEP and ECMWF numerical weather prediction systems

J Dias, M Gehne, GN Kiladis, N Sakaeda… - Monthly Weather …, 2018‏ - journals.ametsoc.org
Despite decades of research on the role of moist convective processes in large-scale
tropical dynamics, tropical forecast skill in operational models is still deficient when …

Unravelling the causes of 2015 winter monsoon extreme rainfall and floods over Chennai: Influence of atmospheric variability and urbanization on the hydrological …

RT Konduru, G Mrudula, V Singh, AK Srivastava… - Urban climate, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The present study investigates the causes of extreme precipitation events over the coastal
Chennai city in India during the winter monsoon season of 2015. Our investigation reveals …

A global climatology of diabatic heating in tropical easterly waves

C Lewis-Merritt, JP Stachnik, MA Hollis… - Journal of …, 2024‏ - journals.ametsoc.org
Tropical easterly waves (TEWs) play a critical role in regulating convection and precipitation
across the global tropics. TEWs act as seed disturbances for tropical cyclogenesis, serve as …

Influences of the MJO on the space‐time organization of tropical convection

J Dias, N Sakaeda, GN Kiladis… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
The fact that the Madden‐Julian Oscillation (MJO) is characterized by large‐scale patterns of
enhanced tropical rainfall has been widely recognized for decades. However, the precise …

Improved tropical modes of variability in the NCEP Climate Forecast System (version 2) via a stochastic multicloud model

BB Goswami, B Khouider, R Phani… - Journal of the …, 2017‏ - journals.ametsoc.org
A stochastic multicloud model (SMCM) convective parameterization, which mimics the
interactions at subgrid scales of multiple cloud types, is incorporated into the National …

Dynamical propagation and growth mechanisms for convectively coupled equatorial Kelvin waves over the Indian Ocean

AJ Matthews - Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Convectively coupled equatorial Kelvin waves (CCKWs) are high‐impact tropical weather
systems that can lead to severe flooding over the Maritime Continent. Here, a vorticity …