The Impact of the QBO on MJO Convection in Cloud-Resolving Simulations

• Published in: Journal of the atmospheric sciences Vol. 76; no. 3; pp. 669 - 688
• Main Authors: Martin, Zane, Wang, Shuguang, Nie, Ji, Sobel, Adam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston American Meteorological Society 01.03.2019
• Subjects: Amplitude; Amplitudes; Anomalies; Applied mathematics; Applied physics; Ascent; Atmosphere; Clouds; Computer simulation; Convection; Cooling; Dynamics; Gravitational waves; Long wave radiation; Madden-Julian oscillation; Precipitation; Quasi-biennial oscillation; Radiation; Simulation; Stratosphere; Studies; Temperature; Temperature anomalies; Temperature effects; Tropical climate; Tropical tropopause; Tropopause; Weather; Wind shear; Zonal winds; New York; United States > US

This study examines the relationship between the Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO) and the stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) in a limited-area cloud-resolving model with parameterized large-scale dynamics. The model is used to simulate two consecutive MJO events that occurred during the l...