1997 IOD predicted from 1June1997 (9 members)
Text Box: SST anomaly (ēC)
SST anomaly (ēC)
Text Box: Rainfall anomaly (mm/day)
Rainfall anomaly (mm/day)
This is another example in 1997. You can see the similar climate anomalies caused by this IOD event. Again the model shows good skill in predicting this event.

Another strong pIOD happened in 1997 boreal fall. Again, you can see the drought in EIO, Indonesia, East Asia, and parts of Australia, floods in the WIO, South India, and East Africa.  Both the IOD signal and its-related rainfall anomalies can be predicted but the intensity of the IOD was underestimated.