A Stochastic Conceptual Model for the Coupled ENSO and MJO

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Main Authors: Moser, Charlotte, Chen, Nan, Zhang, Yinling
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author Moser, Charlotte
Chen, Nan
Zhang, Yinling
author_facet Moser, Charlotte
Chen, Nan
Zhang, Yinling
contents Understanding the interactions between the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) is essential to studying climate variabilities and predicting extreme weather events. Here, we develop a stochastic conceptual model for describing the coupled ENSO-MJO phenomenon. The model adopts a three-box representation of the interannual ocean component to characterize the ENSO diversity. For the intraseasonal atmospheric component, a low-order Fourier representation is used to describe the eastward propagation of the MJO. We incorporate decadal variability to account for modulations in the background state that influence the predominant types of El Nino events. In addition to dynamical coupling through wind forcing and latent heat, state-dependent noise is introduced to characterize the statistical interactions among these multiscale processes, improving the simulation of extreme events. The model successfully reproduces the observed non-Gaussian statistics of ENSO diversity and MJO spectra. It also captures the interactions between wind, MJO, and ENSO.
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spellingShingle A Stochastic Conceptual Model for the Coupled ENSO and MJO
Moser, Charlotte
Chen, Nan
Zhang, Yinling
Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Dynamical Systems
34F05, 86-10
Understanding the interactions between the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) is essential to studying climate variabilities and predicting extreme weather events. Here, we develop a stochastic conceptual model for describing the coupled ENSO-MJO phenomenon. The model adopts a three-box representation of the interannual ocean component to characterize the ENSO diversity. For the intraseasonal atmospheric component, a low-order Fourier representation is used to describe the eastward propagation of the MJO. We incorporate decadal variability to account for modulations in the background state that influence the predominant types of El Nino events. In addition to dynamical coupling through wind forcing and latent heat, state-dependent noise is introduced to characterize the statistical interactions among these multiscale processes, improving the simulation of extreme events. The model successfully reproduces the observed non-Gaussian statistics of ENSO diversity and MJO spectra. It also captures the interactions between wind, MJO, and ENSO.
title A Stochastic Conceptual Model for the Coupled ENSO and MJO
topic Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Dynamical Systems
34F05, 86-10
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.05264