QBO/solar modulation of the boreal winter Madden‐Julian oscillation: A prediction for the coming solar minimum

• Published in: Geophysical research letters Vol. 44; no. 8; pp. 3849 - 3857
• Main Author: Hood, Lon L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington John Wiley & Sons, Inc 28.04.2017
• Subjects: Amplitudes; Circulation; Climate; Climate effects; Climate science; Lower stratosphere; Madden-Julian oscillation; Meridional circulation; Modulation; Oscillations; Quasi-biennial oscillation; Rainfall; Seasonal comparisons; Solar cycle; Solar maximum; Solar oscillations; Static stability; Stratosphere; Tropical environments; Tropical meteorology; Upwelling; Weather forecasting; Winter; United States > US

Abstract The Madden‐Julian oscillation (MJO), also known as the 30–60 day oscillation, is the strongest of the intraseasonal climate oscillations in the tropics and has significant derivative effects on extratropical circulation and intraseasonal climate. It has recently been shown that the stratosp...