Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Dynamics and Predictability of MJO's

Abstract

Our long-term goal is to develop a coupled ocean-atmosphere model that has significant and quantified skill in predicting the evolution of Madden-Julian Oscillations (MJO's), which is highly relevant to ONR long-term objectives. This requires developing a better understanding of the sensitivities of the atmospheric circulation associated with MJO's to small-scale SST anomalies, regional-scale SST anomalies, the diurnal cycle, surface waves, upper-ocean mixing, and various other aspects of oceanatmosphere feedbacks. The objectives and immediate scientific goals of the proposed research are: 1. Develop and test the Scripps Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Regional (SCOAR) model for MJO predictability and feedback process studies; 2. Develop and test a WRF-ROMS regional coupled model for MJO predictability and feedback process studie; 3. Test the NCAR CCSM coupled model for MJO predictability and in feedback process studies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2010
Accession Number
ADA542738

Entities

People

  • Hyodae Seo
  • Markus Jochum
  • Ragu Murtugudde

Organizations

  • National Center for Atmospheric Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Boundaries
  • Convection
  • Couplings
  • Cross Correlation
  • Data Sets
  • Dynamics
  • Energy
  • Frequency
  • High Resolution
  • Indian Ocean
  • Oceans
  • Physics
  • Power Spectra
  • Task Forces
  • Two Dimensional
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers