Why does the MJO detour the Maritime Continent during austral summer?

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 2579-2587

  Kim, Daehyun ^a   Kim, Hyerim ^b   Lee, Myong In ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

detour; eastward propagation; Maritime Continent; MJO; moist static energy; moisture advection

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; BUDGET CONTROL; MOISTURE; WIND EFFECTS;

DETOUR; EASTWARD PROPAGATION; MARITIME CONTINENT; MOIST STATIC ENERGY; MOISTURE ADVECTION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ADVECTION; ENERGY BUDGET; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; MONSOON; PERTURBATION; STATIC RESPONSE; TOPOGRAPHY; WIND FORCING;

EID: 85015257402     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2017GL072643     Document Type: Article

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