5.2 Deep ocean MJO
Previous studies of the subsurface oceanic component
of the MJO have been mainly limited to the temperature
data from the TAO buoys in the equatorial Pacific,
down to a depth of 500 m (e.g., Roundy and Kiladis
2006). The Argo data cover the world oceans to
a depth of 1000–2000 m. The deep ocean temperature
structure of an individual MJO event in the Pacific was
described by Matthews et al. (2007). Here, the canonical
deep ocean MJO temperature and salinity cycles
are presented for the first time.