Resolving the upper-ocean warm layer improves the simulation of the Madden-Julian oscillation

Verfasser / Beitragende:
[Wan-Ling Tseng, Ben-Jei Tsuang, Noel Keenlyside, Huang-Hsiung Hsu, Chia-Ying Tu]
Ort, Verlag, Jahr:
2015
Enthalten in:
Climate Dynamics, 44/5-6(2015-03-01), 1487-1503
Format:
Artikel (online)
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245 0 0 |a Resolving the upper-ocean warm layer improves the simulation of the Madden-Julian oscillation  |h [Elektronische Daten]  |c [Wan-Ling Tseng, Ben-Jei Tsuang, Noel Keenlyside, Huang-Hsiung Hsu, Chia-Ying Tu] 
520 3 |a Here we show that coupling a high-resolution one-column ocean model to an atmospheric general circulation model dramatically improves simulation of the Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO) to have realistic strength, period, and propagation speed. The mechanism for the simulated MJO involves both frictional wave-convective conditional instability of the second kind (Frictional wave-CISK) and air-sea convective intraseasonal interaction (ASCII). In particular, better resolving the fine structure of upper ocean temperature, especially the warm layer, produces more vigorous atmosphere-ocean interaction and strengthens intraseasonal variations in both SST and atmospheric circulation. This helps organize and strengthen deep convection, inducing a stronger Kelvin-wave like perturbation and frictional near-surface convergence to the east. In addition, the warmer SST ahead of the MJO also acts to destabilize the boundary layer and enhance frictional convergence. These lead to a more realistic eastward-propagating MJO. A suite of sensitivity experiments were performed to show the robustness of the mechanisms and to demonstrate: (1) that mean state differences are not the main contributors to the improved simulation of our coupled model; (2) the role of SST variability in enhancing frictional convergence and intraseasonal variations in precipitation, and (3) that the simulation is significantly degraded when the first ocean model layer is thicker than 10m. Our coupled model results are consistent with observations and demonstrate a simple but effective means to significantly improve MJO simulation and potentially also forecasts. 
540 |a Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 
690 7 |a MJO  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Coupling  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Warm layer  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a One column ocean model  |2 nationallicence 
700 1 |a Tseng  |D Wan-Ling  |u Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Tsuang  |D Ben-Jei  |u Department of Environmental Engineering, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Keenlyside  |D Noel  |u Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Hsu  |D Huang-Hsiung  |u Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Tu  |D Chia-Ying  |u Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan  |4 aut 
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950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Tsuang  |D Ben-Jei  |u Department of Environmental Engineering, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Keenlyside  |D Noel  |u Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Hsu  |D Huang-Hsiung  |u Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Tu  |D Chia-Ying  |u Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan  |4 aut 
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