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Daehyun Kang
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The role of the mean state on MJO simulation in CESM2 ensemble simulation
Daehyun Kang
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July 31, 2020
This study examines the role of the mean state in the propagation of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) over the Maritime Continent (MC). We use an ensemble of simulations made with a single model - the Community Earth System Model version 2 (CESM2) – to assess the effect of the mean state that is unaffected by that of model components such as parameterization schemes. Results show that one ensemble member with an exceptionally stronger MJO propagation also exhibits a much steeper background meridional moisture gradient (MMG) over the southern MC region than the other ensemble members. The simulated mean state affects MJO via its impacts on moisture dynamics - a column water vapor budget reveals a greater advection of mean moisture by MJO wind in the southern MC is responsible for the anomalous MJO activity.