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Which oscillation dominates tropical intraseasonal variability?

  • A.The Madden-Julian Oscillation
  • B.The El Nino Southern Oscillation, which operates on an interannual rather than an intraseasonal timescale
  • C.The quasi-biennial oscillation
  • D.The North Atlantic Oscillation, which describes the strength of the pressure gradient across that ocean

Answer: A

The Madden Julian Oscillation is an eastward propagating envelope of enhanced and suppressed convection that circles the tropics with a period of 30 to 60 days. It modulates monsoon onset, tropical cyclogenesis and even mid-latitude weather. The other oscillations listed operate on interannual, biennial and synoptic to seasonal timescales respectively.

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