{"ID":23056307,"CreatedAt":"2026-09-17T06:17:14.403768621Z","UpdatedAt":"2026-09-17T06:17:14.403768621Z","DeletedAt":null,"paper_url":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.18858","arxiv_id":"2609.18858","title":"\"La Ola-MJO\": a public-friendly nickname for the Madden-Julian Oscillation","abstract":"The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) is the leading intraseasonal driver of tropical weather, comparable to the interannual ''El Ni{ñ}o/La Ni{ñ}a'', yet remains largely unfamiliar outside the scientific community. The MJO is atmospherically like a ''La Ni{ñ}a'' going around the earth, and metaphorically as ''La Ola'', Spanish for ''The Wave'', evoking a stadium wave. Thus a pedagogical nickname such as ''La Ola-MJO'' could enhance forecast uptake, especially among climate-vulnerable communities.","short_abstract":"The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) is the leading intraseasonal driver of tropical weather, comparable to the interannual ''El Ni{ñ}o/La Ni{ñ}a'', yet remains largely unfamiliar outside the scientific community. The MJO is atmospherically like a ''La Ni{ñ}a'' going around the earth, and metaphorically as ''La Ola'', S...","url_abs":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.18858","url_pdf":"https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.18858v1","authors":"[\"Takeshi Izumo\",\"Bastien Pagli\",\"Claire Rocuet\",\"Mayalen Zubia\",\"Marania Hopuare\",\"Vateanui Sansine\",\"Maxime Colin\"]","published":"2026-09-16T15:59:45Z","proceeding":"physics.ao-ph","tasks":"[\"physics.ao-ph\"]","methods":"[]","has_code":false}