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Intraseasonal Variability in the Atmosphere-Ocean Climate System

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This chapter discusses recent observations on the vertical structure of the MJO since 2005 when the First Edition of this book was published. Many studies have contributed to our knowledge of this subject. Earlier observations of the MJO were mainly based on limited rawinsonde data from operational sites and special field experiments, as well as previous global reanalysis products.

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  1. Laboratory for Atmospheres, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA

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  2. Earth Science and Technology Directorate Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA

    Dr. Duane E. Waliser (Chief Scientist)

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Lau, W.K.M., Waliser, D.E., Zhang, C. (2012). Vertical structure from recent observations. In: Intraseasonal Variability in the Atmosphere-Ocean Climate System. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13914-7_16

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