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Madden-Julian oscillation winds excite an intraseasonal see-saw of ocean mass that affects Earth's polar motion

Earth Sciences

Madden-Julian oscillation winds excite an intraseasonal see-saw of ocean mass that affects Earth's polar motion

M. Afroosa, B. Rohith, et al.

Explore the fascinating interplay between strong winds and the ocean floor, revealing how the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) impacts sea levels in the Indian Ocean. This study by M. Afroosa, B. Rohith, Arya Paul, Fabien Durand, Romain Bourdallé-Badie, P. V. Sreedevi, Olivier de Viron, Valérie Ballu, and S. S. C. Shenoi uncovers a rapid oceanic mass shift influencing Earth's polar axis motion.

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Abstract
Strong large-scale winds can transfer their energy to the ocean floor, causing an almost immediate intraseasonal barotropic (depth-independent) ocean response. The intense winds of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) over the Maritime Continent create significant intraseasonal, basin-wide barotropic sea level changes in the tropical Indian Ocean. This study, using a numerical model and in-situ bottom pressure recorders, demonstrates that the combined barotropic response of the Indian and Pacific Oceans to these winds results in an intraseasonal see-saw of oceanic mass in the Indo-Pacific basin. This large-scale mass shift is surprisingly rapid, with the Indo-Pacific basin's mass field adjusting to the MJO within days. This MJO-induced see-saw measurably affects Earth's polar axis motion, particularly during the strong see-saw of early 2013.
Publisher
Communications Earth & Environment
Published On
Jul 05, 2021
Authors
M. Afroosa, B. Rohith, Arya Paul, Fabien Durand, Romain Bourdallé-Badie, P. V. Sreedevi, Olivier de Viron, Valérie Ballu, S. S. C. Shenoi
Tags
Madden-Julian Oscillation
barotropic response
sea level changes
Indo-Pacific basin
ocean mass shift
polar axis motion
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