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Structure and Properties of Madden―Julian Oscillations Deduced from DYNAMO Sounding Arrays

JOHNSON, Richard H ; CIESIELSKI, Paul E

Journal of the atmospheric sciences, 2013-10, Vol.70 (10), p.3157-3179 [Periódico revisado por pares]

Boston, MA: American Meteorological Society

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Título:
Structure and Properties of Madden―Julian Oscillations Deduced from DYNAMO Sounding Arrays
Autor: JOHNSON, Richard H ; CIESIELSKI, Paul E
Assuntos: Anomalies ; Arrays ; Atmosphere ; Convection ; Earth, ocean, space ; Equator ; Exact sciences and technology ; Experiments ; External geophysics ; General circulation models ; Gravity ; Kelvin waves ; Kinematics ; Lower stratosphere ; Madden-Julian oscillation ; Mean precipitation ; Meteorology ; Oceans ; Oscillations ; Physics of the high neutral atmosphere ; Precipitation ; Radiation ; Rainfall ; Satellites ; Sounding ; Soundings ; Stratosphere ; Studies ; Tropopause ; Troposphere ; Upper troposphere ; Vertical motion ; Wetting
É parte de: Journal of the atmospheric sciences, 2013-10, Vol.70 (10), p.3157-3179
Descrição: Abstract The kinematic and thermodynamic characteristics of the October and November 2011 Madden–Julian oscillations (MJOs) that occurred over the Indian Ocean during Dynamics of the MJO (DYNAMO) are investigated. Analyses are presented 1) for two primary sounding arrays, where results are independent of model parameterizations, and 2) on larger scales, including the Indian Ocean, using operational and reanalysis data. Mean precipitation during DYNAMO was characterized by maxima in two east–west bands north and south of the equator. This pattern alternated between two bands during the inactive phase of the MJOs and a single rainfall maximum on the equator during the active phases. Precipitation over the northern sounding array (NSA), where the MJO signal was strongest, was significantly modulated by the MJOs, while the southern array experienced more frequent, briefer episodes of rainfall mostly related to ITCZ convection. Over the NSA the MJOs were characterized by gradual moistening of the low to midtroposphere over approximately 2-week periods. The October MJO featured multiple westward-moving, 2-day disturbances whereas the November MJO principally comprised two prominent Kelvin waves. Patterns of moistening, divergence, and vertical motion suggest a stepwise progression of convection, from shallow cumulus to congestus to deep convection. Tilted thermal anomalies in the upper troposphere–lower stratosphere reveal gravity or Kelvin waves excited by the MJO convective envelopes, which modulate the tropopause and contribute to preactive-phase upper-tropospheric moistening. While there is a number of similarities in the characteristics of the two MJOs, there are sufficient differences to warrant caution in generalizing results from these two events.
Editor: Boston, MA: American Meteorological Society
Idioma: Inglês

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Structure and Properties of Madden―Julian Oscillations Deduced from DYNAMO Sounding Arrays

JOHNSON, Richard H ; CIESIELSKI, Paul E

Boston, MA: American Meteorological Society

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