El Niño continues; positive IOD likely past its peak.
BOM, 5 December 2023. According to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) Australia, the long-range forecast…
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Singapore could experience heavier rain over the next two months due to Indian Ocean Dipole
The Star, 28 August 2021 SINGAPORE, Aug 28 (The Straits Times/ANN): Heavier rain is expected…
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BOM: Increasing chances of a negative IOD event in 2021
22 June 2021 The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) index has been below the negative IOD…
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BOM: Positive Indian Ocean Dipole continues to strengthen
BOM, 15 October 2019 A strong positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) continues to influence Australian…
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Haze: Kalimantan Now at Highest Alert
Regional Haze Situation Kalimantan at Alert Level 3! Latest Weather and Haze Situation There were…
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JAMSTEC Predicted Positive Indian Ocean Dipole will be returning in 2018 with El Nino
JAMSTEC scientific team reveal the possibility of returning Positive Indian Ocean Dipole and El Nino…
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BOM: El Niño persists as positive IOD emerges in a warm Indian Ocean
BOM, 29 September 2015 The tropical Pacific ocean and atmosphere are reinforcing each other, maintaining…
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印度洋偶极 Indian Ocean Dipole
Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) 印度洋偶极事件是指发生在印度洋的一种特殊的海气相互作用现象。IOD指数一般定义为热带西印度洋(50~70E,10S-10N)和赤道东南印度洋(90-110E,10S-0)的平均海表温度距平之差。正IOD事件的典型特征是：印度洋东南侧近赤道的海面温度（SST）距平降低，而印度洋西侧近赤道的SST距平偏高。在这种情况下，对流活动在印度洋西侧异常活跃，在东侧则相对萎靡，导致非洲东部出现大规模降水，而印度尼西亚一带却出现干旱，甚至引发森林大火。 (more…)