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Madden-Julian oscillation

Madden-Julian oscillation proper noun: the largest element of the intraseasonal variability in the tropical atmosphere: a large-scale coupling between atmospheric circulation and tropical deep convection, manifesting itself most clearly as anomalous rainfall.

Proper noun

the Madden-Julian oscillation

  1. The largest element of the intraseasonal variability in the tropical atmosphere: a large-scale coupling between atmospheric circulation and tropical deep convection, manifesting itself most clearly as anomalous rainfall.

Origin of Madden-Julian oscillation

Discovered in 1971 by Roland Madden and Paul Julian of the American National Center for Atmospheric Research.

Questions about Madden-Julian oscillation

What does Madden-Julian oscillation mean?
Madden-Julian oscillation means the largest element of the intraseasonal variability in the tropical atmosphere: a large-scale coupling between atmospheric circulation and tropical deep convection, manifesting itself most clearly as anomalous rainfall.
What part of speech is Madden-Julian oscillation?
Madden-Julian oscillation is a proper noun.

Words near Madden-Julian oscillation in the dictionary

  1. maddalam
  2. maddale
  3. madded
  4. Maddela
  5. madden
  6. Madden-Julian oscillation
  7. maddened
  8. maddener
  9. maddeners
  10. maddenest
  11. maddeneth

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