SCIENTISTS FIND NEW DIMENSION TO DYNAMICS OF INDIAN OCEAN
India Science Wire: Indian scientists have discovered a hitherto unknown effect of the tropical weather phenomenon known as Madden-Julian Oscillation, which plays an important role in determining the fate of Indian summer monsoon. The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) is an eastward moving disturbance of clouds, rainfall, winds, and pressure. It circles the planet along the tropical belt in 30-80 days. During its global ride, it intensifies over three regions the eastern Indian Ocean, south of the maritime continent and the western Pacific Ocean and transfers a part of its energy to…