Monday, 5 January 2015

What is the MJO, and why do we care?

CLIMATE SCIENCE
What is the MJO, and why do we care?
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 05, 2015 - The articles posted on this blog have described ENSO, its regional and global impacts, and the challenge of forecasting it, among several other topics. Here we introduce another important player on the tropical stage: the Madden-Julian Oscillation, or MJO. While the MJO is a lesser-known phenomenon, it can have dramatic impacts in the mid-latitudes. Several times a year the MJO is a strong ... more


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