Rossby wave
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after Swedish-born American meteorologist Carl-Gustaf Rossby (1898–1957), who first identified them.
Noun[edit]
Rossby wave (plural Rossby waves)
- A natural phenomenon in the atmospheres and oceans of planets, a kind of inertial wave that is largely due to planetary rotation.
- Synonym: planetary wave