We may also see EOF based MJO diagnostics amplify in "Phases" 5-7, and decay in "Phases" 8, 1-3. This is due to destructive interference between the El Nino standing wave and MJO. See 2009 as an example pic.twitter.com/LTaJWhFD7U

— Mike Ventrice (@MJVentrice) July 24, 2018