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Waliser et al. 2005
Waliser, D.E., Murtugudde, R., Strutton, P. and Li, J. (2005). Subseasonal organization of ocean chlorophyll: Prospects for prediction based on the Madden-Julian Oscillation. Geophysical Research Letters 32: doi: 10.1029/2005GL024300. issn: 0094-8276.

Analysis of satellite ocean color and rainfall data shows that the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) produces systematic and significant variations in ocean surface Chlorophyll (Chl) in a number of regions across the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans, including the northern Indian Ocean, a broad expanse of the northwestern tropical Pacific Ocean, and a number of near-coastal areas in the far eastern Pacific Ocean. Potential mechanisms for this modulation are examined with the result that wind-induced vertical entrainment at the base of the ocean mixed layer appears to play an important role. Given evidence that the MJO is predictable with 2--3 week lead-times, surface Chl may also be predictable at similar lead times with implications for the fishing industry and public health sectors concerned with cholera epidemics.

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Biogeosciences, Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling (0412, 0793, 1615, 4805, 4912), Atmospheric Processes, Ocean/atmosphere interactions (0312, 4504), Atmospheric Processes, Tropical meteorology, Oceanography, General, Equatorial oceanography, Oceanography, Physical, Air/sea interactions (0312, 3339)
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Geophysical Research Letters
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