Abstract
The Madden Julian Oscillation, often abbreviated as MJO, is a major feature of the tropical circulation. It manifests as quasi-periodic fluctuations in the sea level pressure and wind structure, and consequently – in the sea surface temperature, convection and rainfall. The time scale of the phenomenon is, on average, about 30–60 days. It was first discovered by Madden and Julian (1971) as they studied the zonal winds and the sea level pressure in a 10-year long record of tropical data. The MJO time scales carry a significant proportion of the atmospheric variance in the tropics.
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Krishnamurti, T.N., Stefanova, L., Misra, V. (2013). Madden Julian Oscillation. In: Tropical Meteorology. Springer Atmospheric Sciences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7409-8_7
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