Role of Westerly Wind Bursts in driving the multi-year negative Indian Ocean Dipole of 2021-2022
The tropical Indian Ocean experienced an unprecedented multi-year negative Indian Ocean Dipole (NIOD) during 2021–2022, coinciding with the triple-dip La Niña. Observations during this period show unusually frequent and strong Westerly Wind Bursts (WWBs) over the equatorial Indian Ocean. Here, we examine the role of WW...