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Rossby waves, also
known as
planetary waves, are a type of
inertial wave
naturally occurring in
rotating fluids. They were
first identified by Sweden-born...
- (1959)
Rossby (crater)
Rossby number Rossby parameter Rossby whistle Rossby-gravity
waves Equatorial Rossby wave
Rossby radius of
deformation Rossby Wave...
- The
Rossby number (Ro),
named for Carl-Gustav
Arvid Rossby, is a
dimensionless number used in
describing fluid flow. The
Rossby number is the
ratio of...
- Carl-Gustaf
Rossby (1898–1957) was a Swedish-born
American meteorologist.
Rossby may also
refer to:
Rossby (crater),
impact crater on Mars
Rossby wave, a...
- The
Rossby parameter (or
simply beta β{\displaystyle \beta }) is a
number used in
geophysics and
meteorology which arises due to the
meridional variation...
- In
atmospheric dynamics and
physical oceanography, the
Rossby radius of
deformation is the
length scale at
which rotational effects become as important...
- in the
westerlies in the earth's atmosphere,
known as
Rossby waves, or
planetary waves.
Rossby was
featured on the
cover of Time
magazine on December...
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Topographic Rossby waves are
geophysical waves that form due to
bottom irregularities. For
ocean dynamics, the
bottom irregularities are on the
ocean floor...
- to
Coriolis forces; a
small Rossby number indicates a
system is
strongly affected by
Coriolis forces, and a
large Rossby number indicates a
system in...
- important, for example, in
calculations involving Rossby waves. Beta
plane Earth's
rotation Rossby-gravity
waves Vallis,
Geoffrey K. (2006). Atmospheric...
