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Curtis Cook's avatar

(Pilot and weather geek here…) I have read many attempts at explaining MJO. This is the first and only one to make me understand…though I would not have expected Chappel to be involved. Very clever. Very well done. Thank you.

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Diana Haemer's avatar

Thank you for your kind comment — I am glad to have helped you make sense of the MJO!

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Curtis Cook's avatar

Sure. I am a flight instructor… I tell my studs that the wx forecast on which they are basing a fly/don’t fly decision has a context that is more important than sky conditions and viz…push them to “work at weather”. Understanding the many oscillations is my own current quest. Also… I am a history major!

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Puͣkiͧte̍'s avatar

Is it useful to write narratives on these climate indices, without truly understanding their causes?

I think they are all unified as being a result of long-scale tidal cycles.

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