<p>I was reading about tropical cyclones and tropical waves and there I saw a study mentioning its relationship with MJO activities. I saw several research papers which discuss about MJO waves. They only mention that a rising sinking pattern travels eastward at a given speed every 40-60 days. </p>

<p>I could not find any detailed mechanism about how these waves are generated near Africa and Western Indian Ocean. How is the wet-dry pattern formed? Does it have any relation with the high radiation in Northern hemisphere summers? If there is any, do these waves emerge during Southern hemisphere summers too?</p>

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@gansub maybe you can add an answer summarising the remaining problems and where the current research stands?
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How do the Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO) waves originate?
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# How do the Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO) waves originate?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-10-10)

I was reading about tropical cyclones and tropical waves and there I saw a study mentioning its relationship with MJO activities. I saw several research papers which discuss about MJO waves. They only mention that a rising sinking pattern travels eastward at a given speed every 40-60 days.

I could not find any detailed mechanism about how these waves are generated near Africa and Western Indian Ocean. How is the wet-dry pattern formed? Does it have any relation with the high radiation in Northern hemisphere summers? If there is any, do these waves emerge during Southern hemisphere summers too?

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> **username_1**: @gansub maybe you can add an answer summarising the remaining problems and where the current research stands?  

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