Modulation of the boreal wintertime Madden-Julian oscillation by the stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation
- 주제(키워드) interannual variability , intraseasonal variability , MJO , QBO
- 등재 SCIE, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- 발행년도 2016
- 총서유형 Journal
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000125474
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2016GL067762
초록/요약
Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO), the dominant mode of intraseasonal variability in the tropical troposphere, has a significant impact on global weather and climate. Here we present that the year-to-year variation of the MJO activity shows significant changes with the quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) in the tropical stratosphere. Specifically, the boreal winter MJO amplitude, evaluated by various metrics, is typically stronger than normal during the QBO easterly phase at 50 hPa and weaker than normal during the QBO westerly phase at 50 hPa. This relationship, which is possibly mediated by the QBO-related static stability and/or vertical wind shear changes in the tropical upper troposphere and lower stratosphere, is robust whether or not the activeness of the MJO or QBO is taken into account. This result suggests a new potential route from the stratosphere that regulates the organized tropical convection, helping to improve the prediction skill of the boreal winter MJO. © 2016. The Authors.
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