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Equatorially trapped waves that carry energy eastwards
Rossby-gravity waves are equatorially trapped waves (much like Kelvin waves), meaning that they rapidly decay as their distance increases away from the
Rossby-gravity_waves
Ocean waves trapped close to the equator
subclasses of equatorial waves known as the mixed Rossby-gravity wave (also known as the Yanai wave) and the equatorial Kelvin wave. The latter two share
Equatorial_wave
Swedish-born American meteorologist
Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal Equatorial Rossby wave Francis Reichelderfer Rossby (crater) Rossby-gravity waves Rossby number Rossby parameter Rossby radius
Carl-Gustaf_Rossby
Waves in the ocean and atmosphere created by bottom irregularities
Topographic Rossby waves are geophysical waves that form due to bottom irregularities. For ocean dynamics, the bottom irregularities are on the ocean floor
Topographic_Rossby_waves
Ocean and atmospheric oscillations
important, for example, in calculations involving Rossby waves. Beta plane Earth's rotation Rossby-gravity waves Vallis, Geoffrey K. (2006). Atmospheric and
Coriolis_frequency
Type of wave in the ocean or atmosphere
portal Physics portal Rossby wave Rossby-gravity waves Equatorial Rossby wave Kelvin–Helmholtz instability Edge wave Tropical wave Thomson, W. (Lord Kelvin)
Kelvin_wave
Study of physical conditions and processes within the ocean
kilometers and amplitudes in the tens of meters. Rossby Waves Rossby waves, or planetary waves are huge, slow waves generated in the troposphere by temperature
Physical_oceanography
Atmospheric stationary oscillations
meteorology, lee waves are atmospheric stationary waves. The most common form is mountain waves, which are atmospheric internal gravity waves. These were discovered
Lee_Waves
Type of wave within a fluid medium
they are called inertia gravity waves or, simply, inertial waves. Internal waves are usually distinguished from Rossby waves, which are influenced by
Internal_wave
Low frequency waves near the equator
Equatorial Rossby waves, often called planetary waves, are very long, low frequency water waves found near the equator and are derived using the equatorial
Equatorial_Rossby_wave
Maximum depth at which a water wave's passage causes significant water motion
by waves — below fair weather wave base Airy wave theory – Fluid dynamics theory on gravity waves Dispersion (water waves) – Dispersion of waves on a
Wave_base
Concept in physical oceanography
and influenced by propagating westward oceanic Rossby wave. It is observed that a baroclinic Rossby wave propagating westward across the Caribbean Sea
Rossby_whistle
Wave that remains in a constant position
called antinodes. Standing waves were first described scientifically by Michael Faraday in 1831. Faraday observed standing waves on the surface of a liquid
Standing_wave
Periodic disturbance in atmospheres
(traveling wave) or be stationary (standing wave). Atmospheric waves range in spatial and temporal scale from large-scale planetary waves (Rossby waves) to minute
Atmospheric_wave
Relatively flat submarine region that rises well above the level of the ambient seabed
Rogue wave Draupner wave Rossby wave Rossby-gravity waves Sea state Seiche Significant wave height Soliton Stokes drift Stokes problem Stokes wave Swell
Oceanic_plateau
Wave in the ocean or large lakes
fluid, shallow water waves are affected only by gravity (see Gravity wave), where the phase velocity of shallow water gravity wave (c) can be noted as
Sverdrup_wave
Surface gravity waves with frequencies lower than the wind waves
Infragravity waves are surface gravity waves with frequencies lower than the wind waves – consisting of both wind sea and swell – thus corresponding with
Infragravity_wave
Concept in atmospheric dynamics and physical oceanography
oceanography, the Rossby radius of deformation is the length scale at which rotational effects become as important as buoyancy or gravity wave effects in the
Rossby_radius_of_deformation
Inertial waves, also known as inertial oscillations, are a type of mechanical wave possible in rotating fluids. Unlike surface gravity waves commonly
Inertial_wave
Concept in astrophysics
Rossby waves, named after Carl-Gustaf Arvid Rossby, are important in planetary atmospheres and oceans and are also known as planetary waves. These waves have
Rossby_wave_instability
Apparent force in a rotating reference frame
for the propagation of many types of waves in the ocean and atmosphere, including Rossby waves and Kelvin waves. It is also instrumental in the so-called
Coriolis_force
Flooding that occurred in Kerala
high-frequency mixed Rossby-gravity waves in the mid-troposphere triggered by the synoptic disturbances of the tropical Pacific. These high-frequency waves manifested
2018_Kerala_floods
Unstable wave
termed "breaking waves", partly by analogy with water surface waves. In meteorology, atmospheric gravity waves are said to break when the wave produces regions
Breaking_wave
Sedimentary body with topographic relief composed of autochthonous calcareous deposits
foot of the reef is below wave base, a slope develops: the sediments of the slope derive from the erosion of the margin by waves, storms and gravitational
Carbonate_platform
Severe flooding due to heavy monsoon rainfall on 8 August 2019
Mixed Rossby-Gravity Waves in the Mid-Troposphere which were triggered by the synoptic disturbances of the tropical Pacific. These high-frequency waves manifested
2019_Kerala_floods
Phenomena analysed as waves
This is a list of waves named after people (eponymous waves). Eponym List of eponymous laws Waves Scientific phenomena named after people Truesdell, C
List of waves named after people
List_of_waves_named_after_people
Mountain ranges that are mostly or entirely under the surface of an ocean
Rogue wave Draupner wave Rossby wave Rossby-gravity waves Sea state Seiche Significant wave height Soliton Stokes drift Stokes problem Stokes wave Swell
Undersea_mountain_range
Award for atmospheric science
The Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal is the highest award for atmospheric science of the American Meteorological Society. It is presented to individual
Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal
Carl-Gustaf_Rossby_Research_Medal
Small amplitude gravitational tides
(1993). "The fortnightly and monthly tides: resonant Rossby waves or nearly equilibrium gravity waves?" (PDF). Journal of Physical Oceanography. 23 (5):
Long-period_tides
Squall line in Sumatra, Indonesia
westerly winds over the Straits of Malacca. Equatorial Rossby waves and Rossby-gravity waves can similarly favour eastward motion when aligned to generate
Sumatra_squall
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Index_of_wave_articles
Submerged carbonate platforms that make up much of the Bahama Archipelago
Rogue wave Draupner wave Rossby wave Rossby-gravity waves Sea state Seiche Significant wave height Soliton Stokes drift Stokes problem Stokes wave Swell
Bahama_Banks
Hierarchical outline list of articles related to oceanography
surface gravity waves, which is exerted on the mean flow Rogue wave – Relatively large and spontaneous ocean surface waves that occur at sea Rossby wave – A
Outline_of_oceanography
Layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere
predominantly wave-driven circulation in that the tropical upwelling is induced by the wave force by the westward propagating Rossby waves, in a phenomenon
Stratosphere
Set of partial differential equations on fluid flow
friction, while the gravity term (e) is the acceleration due to bed slope. Shallow-water equations can be used to model Rossby and Kelvin waves in the atmosphere
Shallow_water_equations
Wessel, Paul (2011). "New global seamount census from altimetry-derived gravity data". Geophysical Journal International. 186 (2): 615–631. Bibcode:2011GeoJI
List_of_submarine_volcanoes
State where a planet's atmosphere rotates faster than the planet itself
waves and instabilities crucial. These dynamics, including Rossby waves and Kelvin waves, are integral in transferring momentum and energy within atmospheres
Atmospheric_super-rotation
Physics of the Earth and its vicinity
observable effect on the Earth's magnetic field, but slower waves such as magnetic Rossby waves may be one source of geomagnetic secular variation. Electromagnetic
Geophysics
Area with air pressures lower than adjacent areas
in scale, or mesoscale in nature. Both Rossby waves and shortwaves embedded within the flow around Rossby waves migrate equatorward of the polar cyclones
Low-pressure_area
Subfield of astronomy
such as plasmas in astrophysical contexts. Magnetogravity wave – Coupled Alfvén-gravity waves in stellar interiors. Wouthuysen–Field coupling – Enables
Outline_of_astrophysics
Dynamics of naturally occurring flows
Sverdrup balance Subsurface currents Kelvin wave Rossby wave Sverdrup wave (Poincaré wave) Gravity wave Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory Vallis
Geophysical_fluid_dynamics
Interaction of multiple waves in a nonlinear system
Rossby waves, also known as planetary waves, describe both the jet-stream and oceanic waves that move along the thermocline. There are three-wave resonant
Resonant_interaction
German-American mathematician (1934–2020)
baroclinic Rossby waves in the North Pacific.” In: ”Journal of Physical Oceanography” 13, 1983, p. 38–42. Jim M. Price, Lorenz Magaard: ”Rossby wave analysis
Lorenz_Magaard
Global-scale periodic oscillations of the atmosphere
kinds of waves: class 1 waves, (sometimes called gravity waves), labelled by positive n, and class 2 waves (sometimes called rotational waves), labelled
Atmospheric_tide
Fluid dynamical instability
instabilities and therefore also the eddies they create scale with the Rossby radius of deformation, which strongly varies with latitude for the ocean
Baroclinic instabilities in the ocean
Baroclinic_instabilities_in_the_ocean
Meteorological concept
fluid lead to the formation of gravity waves. In the tropics, where Coriolis force is negligibly small, these gravity waves prove to be very effective at
Weak temperature gradient approximation
Weak_temperature_gradient_approximation
Measure of misalignment between the gradients of pressure and density in a fluid
result is an oscillation which is an internal gravity wave. Unlike surface gravity waves, internal gravity waves do not require a sharp interface. For example
Baroclinity
Rogue wave Draupner wave Rossby wave Rossby-gravity waves Sea state Seiche Significant wave height Soliton Stokes drift Stokes problem Stokes wave Swell
Lagrangian_ocean_analysis
Dynamics of tidal wave deformation in the shallow waters of the marginal seas
gA^{2}} A tidal wave has a wavelength that is much larger than the water depth. And thus according to the dispersion of gravity waves, they travel with
Tides_in_marginal_seas
Climate theory
in the monsoon region induces atmospheric circulation features named Rossby waves that expand westward and interact with the mean westerly winds of the
Rodwell–Hoskins_mechanism
Submerged carbonate platform in the Atlantic Ocean
Rogue wave Draupner wave Rossby wave Rossby-gravity waves Sea state Seiche Significant wave height Soliton Stokes drift Stokes problem Stokes wave Swell
Barbuda_Bank
Layer in which active turbulence has homogenized some range of depths
deeper thermocline versus the shallower halocline due to Rossby wave dynamics (i.e. these waves favor vertical stretching of the upper water column). During
Mixed_layer
Smallest Galilean moon of Jupiter
generating large planetary tidal waves on Europa because of its small but non-zero obliquity. This generates so-called Rossby waves that travel quite slowly,
Europa_(moon)
Turbulent movement of transparent air masses
move chaotically. A strong anticyclone vortex can also lead to CAT. Rossby waves caused by this jet stream shear and the Coriolis force cause it to meander
Clear-air_turbulence
made contributions include wave dynamics, capillary- and inertia-gravity waves, nonlinear waves and turbulence, Rossby waves, sea level measurements, sea
Roman_Glazman
Gas layer surrounding Earth
from smaller gravity waves that transfer momentum into the higher atmospheric layers, to much larger planetary waves, or Rossby waves. Atmospheric tides
Atmosphere_of_Earth
Rapidly rotating storm system
development. Rossby waves can aid in the formation of a new tropical cyclone by disseminating the energy of an existing, mature storm. Kelvin waves can contribute
Tropical_cyclone
Argentine-American atmospheric physicist (born 1939)
Jule Charney. His thesis, titled Instability of Frontal Waves, earned the Carl Gustav Rossby Award. Orlanski moved to the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Isidoro_Orlanski
Satellite oceanography mission
planetary-scale waves, such as Rossby and Kelvin waves. No one had realized how widespread these waves are. Thousands of kilometers wide, these waves are driven
Jason-1
Atmospheric phenomenon that occurs in idealised simulations
gravity waves that propagate away from the convective cell. The internal gravity waves form a standing wave pattern. The peaks of the gravity waves are
Convective_self-aggregation
Aspects of fluid mechanics involving flow of fluids (liquids and gases)
surface waves – Surface waves generated by wind on open waterPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Rossby wave – Inertial wave in rotating
Outline_of_fluid_dynamics
Meteorological event
the development of gulf surges including gravity currents, ageostrophic flows, Kelvin waves, or Rossby waves. However, due to a lack of observations in
Gulf of California moisture surge
Gulf_of_California_moisture_surge
American atmospheric physicist
1939 by Carl-Gustav Rossby) and westward-traveling waves (which Lindzen himself helped in establishing as "atmospheric Kelvin waves") with periods less
Richard_Lindzen
Satellite mission to map ocean surface topography
changes of currents Monitored large-scale ocean features like Rossby and Kelvin waves and studied such phenomena as El Niño, La Niña, and the Pacific
TOPEX/Poseidon
Concept in atmospheric science
\over {\rm {d}}y}} The validity of this approximation depends on the local Rossby number. It is invalid at the equator, because f is equal to zero there,
Geostrophic_wind
Rotation of Earth around its axis
History of Earth History of geodesy Inner core super-rotation Nychthemeron Rossby wave Spherical Earth World Geodetic System See Fallexperimente zum Nachweis
Earth's_rotation
Model to describe physical and thermodynamical processes in oceans
“rigid lid” to eliminate high-speed external gravity waves. According to CFL criteria without those fast waves, we can use a bigger time step, which is not
Ocean general circulation model
Ocean_general_circulation_model
Relative peak or lull in the sea level pressure distribution
in two areas: On the east side of upper troughs, which form half of a Rossby wave within the Westerlies (a trough with large wavelength, which extends
Pressure_system
Sub-field of physics dealing with the atmosphere's structure, composition, and motion
discharges 30,000 amperes, at up to 100 million volts, and emits light, radio waves, X-rays and even gamma rays. Plasma temperatures in lightning can approach
Atmospheric_physics
Oceanic division
clockwise in the Mascarene Basin where an oscillating flow is produced by Rossby waves. Water circulation in the Indian Ocean is dominated by the Subtropical
Indian_Ocean
Extreme movement of neutron stars
around 0.1 ms. g-modes or gravity modes, have buoyancy as restoring force, but should not be confused with gravitational waves. The g-modes are confined
Neutron-star_oscillation
American meteorologist (1921–2002)
Fultz, Dave (1962). "An experimental note on finite-amplitude standing gravity waves". Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 13 (2): 193–212. Bibcode:1962JFM....13
Dave_Fultz_(meteorologist)
Physicist
Scale Wave Model (GSWM), which describes the Rossby waves and solar tides within the Earth's atmosphere. Her model incorporated a gravity wave stress
Maura_Hagan
normal or typical flow in which it is embedded, e.g. a situation in which Rossby waves move westward, contrary to the generally westerly winds flowing through
Glossary_of_meteorology
Gas layer surrounding Jupiter
Rossby waves. This process works as follows: when the largest turbulent structures reach a certain size, the energy begins to flow into Rossby waves instead
Atmosphere_of_Jupiter
characteristic pressures (or energies per volume) for inertial, viscous, gravity, and surface tension effects gives dimensionless ratios of each pair. More
Dimensionless numbers in fluid mechanics
Dimensionless_numbers_in_fluid_mechanics
Theory of sea surface temperature
and decreases away from the equator; its limit are set by the equatorial Rossby radius of deformation R E Q {\displaystyle R_{EQ}} , that at the equator
Recharge_oscillator
observer-expectancy effect) – Robert Rosenthal (and Pygmalion) Rossby waves – Carl-Gustaf Arvid Rossby Rossi–Forel scale – Michele Stefano Conte de Rossi and
Scientific phenomena named after people
Scientific_phenomena_named_after_people
Aspect of meteorological history
change studies. The importance of gravity waves was neglected within these models until the mid-1980s. Now, gravity waves are required within global climate
History of numerical weather prediction
History_of_numerical_weather_prediction
Hungarian and American mathematician and physicist (1903–1957)
Bureau, the US Air Force and US Navy weather services. With Carl-Gustaf Rossby, considered the leading theoretical meteorologist at the time, he gathered
John_von_Neumann
Scholten Carey Foster Cargill Gilston Knott Carl-Gunne Fälthammar Carl-Gustaf Rossby Carl Anton Bjerknes Carl Auer von Welsbach Carl August von Steinheil Carl
Index_of_physics_articles_(C)
fraction of the medium) Rossby number Ro R o = U L f {\displaystyle \mathrm {Ro} ={\frac {U}{Lf}}} Carl-Gustav Arvid Rossby geophysics (ratio of inertial
List of dimensionless quantities
List_of_dimensionless_quantities
Tropical atmospheric circulation feature
significant source of baroclinic instability from which waves grow; the growth of these waves transfers heat and momentum polewards. Atmospheric eddies
Hadley_cell
Interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere focusing on weather forecasting
and could successfully predict the large-scale movement of midlatitude Rossby waves, that is, the pattern of atmospheric lows and highs. In 1959, the UK
Meteorology
Mix of fresh river water and seawater
Furthermore, the Rossby number indicates whether the plume is classified as a surface-advected plume or an intermediate plume. A relatively large Rossby number
River_plume
Mixing of fluids due to eddy currents
mechanisms to explain processes from aerosols deposition to internal gravity waves in the upper atmosphere, from deep sea eddy diffusion and buoyancy to
Eddy_diffusion
ROSSBY GRAVITY-WAVES
ROSSBY GRAVITY-WAVES
Male
English
Pet form of English Robert, ROBBY means "bright fame."Â
Girl/Female
Indian
Gravity
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Rosie, ROSY means "rose."
Surname or Lastname
German
German : habitational name from a place so named in East Prussia.English : possibly a variant spelling of Rosson.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone living near a small grove or copse, from Old English grÄfet, grÇ£fet ‘little grove’ (from Old English grÄf(e), grÇ£fe ‘grove’, ‘copse’ + the diminutive suffix -et).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Gravely.Possibly also a variant spelling of Swiss German Gräfli (see Gravely).
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Sindhi
Dignity; Gravity; From Muslim
Biblical
Hardness, His gravity, His offense
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Dignity Gravity
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a copse or small grove, Middle English gravette, grevette (from a diminutive of Old English grÄf ‘grove’).Altered spelling of French Gravet, cognate with 1.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Rostherne in Cheshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Rodestorne, from the Old Scandinavian personal name Rauthr + Old English thorn or thyrne ‘thorn tree’.Italian : from an augmentative of Rosso.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Gravity
Boy/Male
Biblical
Hardness; his gravity; his offense.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Gravett.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Gravely in Cambridgeshire or Graveley in Hertfordshire. The first is possibly from Old English græf ‘pit’, ‘trench’ + lÄ“ah ‘woodland clearing’. The second is from Old English grÇ£fe, grÄf(a) ‘grove’, ‘copse’ + lÄ“ah.Possibly an altered spelling of Swiss Gräffi, a variant of Graf.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Ormsby in Lincolnshire and North Yorkshire, or Ormesby in Norfolk, all named from the genitive case of the Old Norse personal name Ormr (see Orme 1) + Old Norse býr ‘farm’, ‘settlement’.
Boy/Male
Indian
Gravity
Boy/Male
Biblical
Hardness; his gravity; his offense.
Boy/Male
British, Hebrew, Indian, Parsi
Prince; Granite
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Leicestershire named Cosby, from an Old English personal name Cossa + Old Norse býr ‘farm’, ‘settlement’.
ROSSBY GRAVITY-WAVES
ROSSBY GRAVITY-WAVES
Girl/Female
Muslim
Smell. Flavor.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Arivumani | அரிவà¯à®®à®¾à®¨à¯€
Intelligent gem
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Judge
Girl/Female
Tamil
Goddess Durga
Boy/Male
Tamil
Great and famous
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Greek
Divine Lady; From the Sacred Spring; Variant of Dione; Follower of Dionysius
Girl/Female
British, English, German, Greek
Seer; Oracle
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, French
Beloved; The Fruit-bearing Cherry Tree; Cherry
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
Tamil
Manyashree | மாநà¯à®¯à®·à¯à®°à¯€
Worthy of honor
ROSSBY GRAVITY-WAVES
ROSSBY GRAVITY-WAVES
ROSSBY GRAVITY-WAVES
ROSSBY GRAVITY-WAVES
ROSSBY GRAVITY-WAVES
n.
The quality or state of being rare; rareness; thinness; as, the rarity (contrasted with the density) of gases.
adv.
In a rosy manner.
a.
The tendency of a mass of matter toward a center of attraction; esp., the tendency of a body toward the center of the earth; terrestrial gravitation.
n.
A place where roses are cultivated; a nursery of roses. See Rosary, 1.
superl.
Resembling moss; as, mossy green.
n.
The quality of being sweet or pleasing to the mind; agreeableness; softness; pleasantness; gentleness; urbanity; as, suavity of manners; suavity of language, conversation, or address.
n.
Deterioration; degeneracy; corruption; especially, moral crookedness; moral perversion; perverseness; depravity; as, the pravity of human nature.
v. t.
To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface; as, to ross bark.
pl.
of Gravy
a.
Importance, significance, dignity, etc; hence, seriousness; enormity; as, the gravity of an offense.
a.
Pertaining to, or causing, gravitation; as, gravic forces; gravic attraction.
superl.
Overgrown with moss; abounding with or edged with moss; as, mossy trees; mossy streams.
a.
Lowness of tone; -- opposed to acuteness.
n.
Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life.
a.
The state of having weight; beaviness; as, the gravity of lead.
v. t.
To please; to give pleasure to; to satisfy; to soothe; to indulge; as, to gratify the taste, the appetite, the senses, the desires, the mind, etc.
n.
The act, process, or art, of graving or carving; engraving.
a.
Being with child; heavy with young; pregnant; fruitful; as, a gravid uterus; gravid piety.
n.
A hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal cavity.
a.
Tossing the head, as in scorn or pride; hence, proud; contemptuous; scornful; affectedly indifferent; as, a tossy commonplace.