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    An Asymptotic Expansion for the Recharge–Discharge Model of ENSO
    American Meteorological Society ; 2013
    In:  Journal of Physical Oceanography Vol. 43, No. 7 ( 2013-07-01), p. 1407-1416
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    In: Journal of Physical Oceanography, American Meteorological Society, Vol. 43, No. 7 ( 2013-07-01), p. 1407-1416
    Abstract: The dynamics of El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the equatorial Pacific Ocean are largely associated with the slow thermocline adjustment at interannual and basin scales. This adjustment involves, among other things, the fast propagation and reflection of equatorial waves by wind stress forcing. A simple and straightforward asymptotic expansion of the long-wave equations is proposed using the low-frequency approximation. The asymptotic expansion is performed in Fourier space, retaining only the gravest equatorial long waves and baroclinic modes with the largest scale, and considering small dissipation by friction and boundary reflections. This leads to an asymptotic model for the thermocline response to wind stress forcing, which is in essence the ocean component of the recharge–discharge model of ENSO. The asymptotic model is nonheuristic and in broad agreement with some essential results scattered in previous studies. Thermocline variability is divided into a sloping “Tilt mode” that adjusts instantly to wind stress forcing and a zonal-mean “Warm Water Volume mode” that adjusts as a time integrator to wind stress curl. The model has a plausible energy budget and its solutions are in good agreement with observations. Results suggest that the net adjustment rather than the explicit delays of equatorial waves is essential for the slow thermocline adjustment, and this is best described by the recharge–discharge model.
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    ISSN: 0022-3670 , 1520-0485
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-12-0161.1
    Language: English
    Publisher: American Meteorological Society
    Publication Date: 2013
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    Absolute or convective instability in the equatorial Pacific and implications for ENSO
    Wiley ; 2013
    In:  Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society Vol. 139, No. 672 ( 2013-04), p. 600-606
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    In: Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, Wiley, Vol. 139, No. 672 ( 2013-04), p. 600-606
    Abstract: The El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is driven by ocean–atmosphere interactions in the equatorial Pacific, and this variability is often attributed to coupled modes that are evidenced by the temporal stability analysis of anomaly models. Here, the further diagnostic of absolute/convective instability is considered, which assesses whether small perturbations localized in space and time (e.g. random wind disturbances) lead to instabilities that develop in‐place or propagate away from the perturbed region. It is shown that boundary conditions play a secondary role for this approach and that the development of large‐scale wave packets in the equatorial Pacific basin is possible, as in the case of an infinite domain. As an illustration, two simple coupled models are diagnosed that rely either on thermocline processes or zonal advective processes. The model with thermocline processes is ‘absolutely unstable’ and therefore develops intrinsic oscillations, while the model with zonal advective processes is ‘convectively unstable’ and therefore acts as a noise amplifier. The identification of the two instability regimes may characterize different ENSO formation mechanisms as a response to random wind disturbances. For the absolutely unstable regime, a standing ENSO‐like oscillation can develop in the equatorial Pacific without involving boundary reflections, while for the convectively unstable regime boundary reflections are essential. Copyright © 2012 Royal Meteorological Society
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    ISSN: 0035-9009 , 1477-870X
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    DOI: 10.1002/qj.v139.672
    DOI: 10.1002/qj.1988
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    Language: English
    Publisher: Wiley
    Publication Date: 2013
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    Sensitivity of ENSO to Stratification in a Recharge–Discharge Conceptual Model
    American Meteorological Society ; 2011
    In:  Journal of Climate Vol. 24, No. 16 ( 2011-08-15), p. 4332-4349
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    In: Journal of Climate, American Meteorological Society, Vol. 24, No. 16 ( 2011-08-15), p. 4332-4349
    Abstract: El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is driven by large-scale ocean–atmosphere interactions in the equatorial Pacific and is sensitive to change in the mean state. Whereas conceptual models of ENSO usually consider the depth of the thermocline to be influential on the stability of ENSO, the observed changes in the depth of the 20°C isotherm are rather weak, on the order of approximately 5 m over the last decades. Conversely, change in stratification that affects both the intensity and sharpness of the thermocline can be pronounced. Here, the two-strip conceptual model of An and Jin is extended to include three parameters (i.e., the contribution of the first three baroclinic modes) that account for the main characteristics of the mean thermocline vertical structure. A stability analysis of the model is carried out that indicates that the model sustains a lower ENSO mode when the high-order baroclinic modes (M2 and M3) are considered. The sensitivity of the model solution to the coupling efficiency further indicates that, in the weak coupling regime, the model allows for several ocean basin modes at low frequency. The latter can eventually merge into a low-frequency and unstable mode representative of ENSO as the coupling efficiency increases. Also, higher baroclinic modes project more energy onto the ocean dynamics for the same input of wind forcing. Therefore, in this study’s model, a shallower, yet more intense mean thermocline may still sustain a strong (i.e., unstable) and low-frequency ENSO mode. Sensitivity tests to the strength of the two dominant feedbacks (thermocline vs zonal advection) indicate that the presence of high-order baroclinic modes favors the bifurcation from a low-frequency regime to a higher-frequency regime when the zonal advective feedback is enhanced. It is suggested that the proposed formalism can be used to interpret and measure the sensitivity of coupled general circulation models to climate change.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0894-8755 , 1520-0442
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1175/2011JCLI4148.1
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    Language: English
    Publisher: American Meteorological Society
    Publication Date: 2011
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    Observations and Mechanisms of a Simple Stochastic Dynamical Model Capturing El Niño Diversity
    American Meteorological Society ; 2018
    In:  Journal of Climate Vol. 31, No. 1 ( 2018-01-01), p. 449-471
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    In: Journal of Climate, American Meteorological Society, Vol. 31, No. 1 ( 2018-01-01), p. 449-471
    Abstract: El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has significant impact on global climate and relevance for seasonal forecasts. Recently, a simple modeling framework was developed that captures the ENSO diversity, where state-dependent stochastic wind bursts and nonlinear advection of sea surface temperature are coupled to a simple ocean–atmosphere model that is otherwise deterministic, linear, and stable. In this article, the coupled model is compared with observations using reanalysis data over the last 34 yr, where the observed non-Gaussian statistics and the overall mechanisms of ENSO are both captured by the model. Then the formation mechanisms of both the central Pacific (CP) and the traditional El Niño in the model are systematically studied. First, ocean Rossby waves induced by easterly trade wind anomalies facilitate the heat content buildup. Then the reflected ocean Kelvin waves and the nonlinear advection lead to positive SST anomalies in the CP region and create a CP El Niño. Second, two formation mechanisms are revealed for the traditional El Niño, including the super (extreme) El Niño. The first mechanism indicates a preferred wind structure with easterly wind bursts (EWBs) leading westerly wind bursts (WWBs), where the EWBs build up heat content and then the WWBs trigger the El Niño. The second mechanism links the two types of El Niño, where a CP El Niño favors a heat content buildup and the advent of a traditional El Niño. This article also highlights the mechanisms of La Niña formation and El Niño termination.
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    ISSN: 0894-8755 , 1520-0442
    URL: Article
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0880.1
    DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0880.s1
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    Language: English
    Publisher: American Meteorological Society
    Publication Date: 2018
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    Evaluating MJO event initiation and decay in the skeleton model using an RMM‐like index
    American Geophysical Union (AGU) ; 2015
    In:  Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres Vol. 120, No. 22 ( 2015-11-27)
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    In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Vol. 120, No. 22 ( 2015-11-27)
    Abstract: An RMM‐like index was created for the skeleton model that mimics observations Stochasticity helps improve MJO initiation and termination event statistics The skeleton model produces more realistic MJOs when forced with observed SSTs
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    ISSN: 2169-897X , 2169-8996
    URL: Issue
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.v120.22
    DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023916
    Language: English
    Publisher: American Geophysical Union (AGU)
    Publication Date: 2015
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    Reinterpreting the thermocline feedback in the western-central equatorial Pacific and its relationship with the ENSO modulation
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC ; 2013
    In:  Climate Dynamics Vol. 41, No. 3-4 ( 2013-8), p. 819-830
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    In: Climate Dynamics, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 41, No. 3-4 ( 2013-8), p. 819-830
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    ISSN: 0930-7575 , 1432-0894
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1504-z
    Language: English
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2013
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    A skeleton model for the MJO with refined vertical structure
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC ; 2016
    In:  Climate Dynamics Vol. 46, No. 9-10 ( 2016-5), p. 2773-2786
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    In: Climate Dynamics, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 46, No. 9-10 ( 2016-5), p. 2773-2786
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    ISSN: 0930-7575 , 1432-0894
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1007/s00382-015-2731-x
    Language: English
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2016
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    Asymmetric intraseasonal events in the stochastic skeleton MJO model with seasonal cycle
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC ; 2015
    In:  Climate Dynamics Vol. 45, No. 3-4 ( 2015-8), p. 603-618
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    In: Climate Dynamics, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 45, No. 3-4 ( 2015-8), p. 603-618
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    ISSN: 0930-7575 , 1432-0894
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1007/s00382-014-2256-8
    Language: English
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2015
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    Statistical occurrence and mechanisms of the 2014–2016 delayed super El Niño captured by a simple dynamical model
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC ; 2019
    In:  Climate Dynamics Vol. 52, No. 3-4 ( 2019-2), p. 2351-2366
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    In: Climate Dynamics, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 52, No. 3-4 ( 2019-2), p. 2351-2366
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    ISSN: 0930-7575 , 1432-0894
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1007/s00382-018-4265-5
    Language: English
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2019
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    Simple stochastic model for El Niño with westerly wind bursts
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ; 2016
    In:  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Vol. 113, No. 37 ( 2016-09-13), p. 10245-10250
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    In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 113, No. 37 ( 2016-09-13), p. 10245-10250
    Abstract: Atmospheric wind bursts in the tropics play a key role in the dynamics of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). A simple modeling framework is proposed that summarizes this relationship and captures major features of the observational record while remaining physically consistent and amenable to detailed analysis. Within this simple framework, wind burst activity evolves according to a stochastic two-state Markov switching–diffusion process that depends on the strength of the western Pacific warm pool, and is coupled to simple ocean–atmosphere processes that are otherwise deterministic, stable, and linear. A simple model with this parameterization and no additional nonlinearities reproduces a realistic ENSO cycle with intermittent El Niño and La Niña events of varying intensity and strength as well as realistic buildup and shutdown of wind burst activity in the western Pacific. The wind burst activity has a direct causal effect on the ENSO variability: in particular, it intermittently triggers regular El Niño or La Niña events, super El Niño events, or no events at all, which enables the model to capture observed ENSO statistics such as the probability density function and power spectrum of eastern Pacific sea surface temperatures. The present framework provides further theoretical and practical insight on the relationship between wind burst activity and the ENSO.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0027-8424 , 1091-6490
    URL: Article
    DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1612002113
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    Language: English
    Publisher: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
    Publication Date: 2016
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