Cracking the MJO nut. Issue 6 (26th March 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhang, Chidong; Gottschalck, Jon; Maloney, Eric D.; Moncrieff, Mitchell W.; Vitart, Frederic; Waliser, Duane E.; Wang, Bin; Wheeler, Matthew C.
• Is Part Of: Geophysical research letters. Volume 40:Issue 6(2013:Mar.)
• Page Start: 1223
• Page End: 1230
• Publication Date: 2013-03-26
• Subjects: Geophysics -- Periodicals; Planets -- Periodicals; Lunar geology -- Periodicals; 550
• DOI: 10.1002/grl.50244
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0094-8276

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <p id="grl50244-para-0001">[1] The Madden‐Julian oscillation poses great challenges to our understanding and prediction of tropical convection and the large‐scale circulation. Several internationally coordinated activities were recently formed to meet the challenges from the perspectives of numerical simulations, prediction, diagnostics, and virtual and actual field campaigns. This article provides a brief description of these activities and their connections, with the motivation in part to encourage the next generation of physical scientists to help solve the grand challenging problem of the Madden‐Julian oscillation.</p> </abstract>