Tropical Intraseasonal Variability and the Stochastic Skeleton Method

• Main Authors: Majda, Andrew J. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Stechmann, Samuel N. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Chen, Shengqian (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Ogrosky, H. Reed (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Thual, Sulian (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Mathematics of Planet Earth, Weather, Climate, Oceans,
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Probabilities.; Climate.; Mathematics of Planet Earth.; Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes.; Climate, general.

In this text, modern applied mathematics and physical insight are used to construct the simplest and first nonlinear dynamical model for the Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO), i.e. the stochastic skeleton model. This model captures the fundamental features of the MJO and offers a theoretical predictio...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The deterministic skeleton model and observed features of the MJO
• A Stochastic Skeleton Model for the MJO
• Tropical-extratropical Interactions and the MJO Skeleton Model
• New indices for observations of tropical variability based on the skeleton model and a model for the Walker circulation
• Refined Vertical Structure in the Stochastic Skeleton Model for the MJO
• Current and Future Research Perspectives.