On intraseasonal variability in the tropics: tropical cyclones, the Madden-Julian Oscillation, and equatorial waves

This dissertation addresses some aspects of tropical intraseasonal variability, which is dominated by tropical cyclones, equatorial waves, and the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO). Because these phenomena have significant societal impacts on sub-seasonal time scales, and it is important to understand...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lin, Jonathan
Other Authors: Emanuel, Kerry
Format: Thesis
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2022
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/146298