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Insights of Dynamic Forcing Effects of MJO on ENSO from a Shallow Water Model

Jinyu Wang aDepartment of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
bShanghai Key Laboratory of Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Boundary Dynamics and Climate Change, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Xianghui Fang aDepartment of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Mu Mu aDepartment of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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05 Nov 2024
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Abstract

The Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO) is believed to play a significant role in triggering El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events and affect the dynamics of ENSO. In this study, the dynamic forcing effects of MJO on the equatorial oceanic dynamic fields and the onsets of different types of ENSO events are investigated through sensitive experiments using spatiotemporally filtered forcing based on an anomalous shallow water model. The comparisons between observations and model responses provide meaningful insights into the extent of MJO’s impacts on sea surface dynamics relative to other atmospheric variabilities. The following conclusions are made. First, the MJO-forced perturbations on zonal currents are stronger and more significant than those on sea surface heights. Second, MJO is essential for improving zonal current simulation in the western-central Pacific and generating activity centers of zonal currents in the eastern Pacific in the model. Third, MJO tends to contribute to the onset of El Niño events rather than La Niña events. Strong intraseasonal oceanic Kelvin waves forced by MJO are confirmed in simulations during the onset stages of the 1997/98 and 2004/05 events. The 120-day running standard deviations of zonal current and sea surface height anomaly series forced by MJO exhibit positive skewness similar to those of the 20–100-day band-passed observational series. Yet, not all the onsets of historical ENSO events are in company with strong MJO-related perturbations. Additionally, the wind stress formula can amplify the responses of zonal current and sea surface height anomalies to synoptic forcings with periods shorter than 20 days through entraining lower-frequency variabilities.

Significance Statement

The Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO) is believed to be able to trigger El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events and influence our understanding of the fundamental nature of ENSO. In this study, spatiotemporally filtered forcing experiments are implemented on an anomalous shallow water model. The results show that MJO is more important for improving the simulation of surface zonal currents rather than the sea surface heights and tends to contribute to the onset of El Niño events rather than La Niña events through triggering strong intraseasonal oceanic Kelvin waves.

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Corresponding author: Xianghui Fang, fangxh@fudan.edu.cn

Abstract

The Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO) is believed to play a significant role in triggering El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events and affect the dynamics of ENSO. In this study, the dynamic forcing effects of MJO on the equatorial oceanic dynamic fields and the onsets of different types of ENSO events are investigated through sensitive experiments using spatiotemporally filtered forcing based on an anomalous shallow water model. The comparisons between observations and model responses provide meaningful insights into the extent of MJO’s impacts on sea surface dynamics relative to other atmospheric variabilities. The following conclusions are made. First, the MJO-forced perturbations on zonal currents are stronger and more significant than those on sea surface heights. Second, MJO is essential for improving zonal current simulation in the western-central Pacific and generating activity centers of zonal currents in the eastern Pacific in the model. Third, MJO tends to contribute to the onset of El Niño events rather than La Niña events. Strong intraseasonal oceanic Kelvin waves forced by MJO are confirmed in simulations during the onset stages of the 1997/98 and 2004/05 events. The 120-day running standard deviations of zonal current and sea surface height anomaly series forced by MJO exhibit positive skewness similar to those of the 20–100-day band-passed observational series. Yet, not all the onsets of historical ENSO events are in company with strong MJO-related perturbations. Additionally, the wind stress formula can amplify the responses of zonal current and sea surface height anomalies to synoptic forcings with periods shorter than 20 days through entraining lower-frequency variabilities.

Significance Statement

The Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO) is believed to be able to trigger El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events and influence our understanding of the fundamental nature of ENSO. In this study, spatiotemporally filtered forcing experiments are implemented on an anomalous shallow water model. The results show that MJO is more important for improving the simulation of surface zonal currents rather than the sea surface heights and tends to contribute to the onset of El Niño events rather than La Niña events through triggering strong intraseasonal oceanic Kelvin waves.

© 2024 American Meteorological Society. This published article is licensed under the terms of the default AMS reuse license. For information regarding reuse of this content and general copyright information, consult the AMS Copyright Policy (www.ametsoc.org/PUBSReuseLicenses).

Corresponding author: Xianghui Fang, fangxh@fudan.edu.cn
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