scholarly journals Observational Study on Westerly Wind Burst over Sumatra, Indonesia by the Equatorial Atmosphere Radar

2006 ◽  
Vol 84A ◽  
pp. 95-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tri Handoko SETO ◽  
Masayuki K. YAMAMOTO ◽  
Hiroyuki HASHIGUCHI ◽  
Shoichiro FUKAO ◽  
Makoto ABO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Westerly Wind ◽  
Westerly Wind Burst

scholarly journals Local ocean response to a multiphase westerly wind burst: 1. Dynamic response

1996 ◽  
Vol 101 (C10) ◽  
pp. 22495-22512 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. D. Smyth ◽  
D. Hebert ◽  
J. N. Moum
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Response ◽  
Westerly Wind ◽  
Ocean Response ◽  
Westerly Wind Burst

scholarly journals Dynamic Role of a Westerly Wind Burst in Triggering an Equatorial Pacific Warm Event

2003 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 1869-1890 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Belamari ◽  
Jean-Luc Redelsperger ◽  
Marc Pontaud
Keyword(s):  
Equatorial Pacific ◽  
Westerly Wind ◽  
Warm Event ◽  
Westerly Wind Burst

The response of the equatorial Pacific Ocean to a westerly wind burst in May 1986

1988 ◽  
Vol 93 (C9) ◽  
pp. 10589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. McPhaden ◽  
H. Paul Freitag ◽  
Stanley P. Hayes ◽  
Bruce A. Taft ◽  
Zeshi Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Equatorial Pacific ◽  
Westerly Wind ◽  
Equatorial Pacific Ocean ◽  
Westerly Wind Burst

Reply [to “Comment on ‘The response of the equatorial Pacific Ocean to a westerly wind burst in May 1986’ by M. J. McPhaden et al.”]

1989 ◽  
Vol 94 (C4) ◽  
pp. 5027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. McPhaden ◽  
H. Paul Freitag ◽  
Stanley P. Hayes ◽  
Bruce A. Taft ◽  
Zeshi Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Equatorial Pacific ◽  
Westerly Wind ◽  
Equatorial Pacific Ocean ◽  
Westerly Wind Burst

scholarly journals Extreme Noise–Extreme El Niño: How State-Dependent Noise Forcing Creates El Niño–La Niña Asymmetry

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (15) ◽  
pp. 5483-5499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Levine ◽  
Fei Fei Jin ◽  
Michael J. McPhaden
Keyword(s):  
El Niño ◽  
Climate Models ◽  
El Nino ◽  
Southern Oscillation ◽  
State Dependence ◽  
Westerly Wind ◽  
State Dependent ◽  
Westerly Wind Burst ◽  
Enso Asymmetry ◽  
Extreme El Niño

Abstract A major open question about El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is what causes ENSO amplitude asymmetry, with strong El Niños generally larger than strong La Niñas. The authors examine a leading hypothesis—that the ENSO state modifies the fetch and/or wind speed of westerly wind bursts (WWBs) that create asymmetric forcing and an asymmetric ENSO response. Further, in El Niño forecasts, the number of WWBs expected increases in the month following a strong WWB when compared with the month preceding it. Using a conceptual model, a relationship is derived between the magnitude of the westerly wind burst state dependence on ENSO and ENSO asymmetry. It is found that this relationship between the magnitude of the state dependence and ENSO asymmetry holds in both the observations and 21 coupled climate models. Finally, it is found that because of state-dependent westerly wind burst forcing, extreme El Niño events tend to be of the eastern Pacific variety.

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