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PREFERRED TERM

PLANETARY/ROSSBY WAVES  

DEFINITION

  • A wave on a uniform current in a two-dimensional nondivergent fluid system, rotating with varying angle speed about the local vertical (beta plane).

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/6f262b9b-2cb8-4745-ae41-5fff23c72a1e

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