Rossby wave

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Etymology

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Named after Swedish-born American meteorologist Carl-Gustaf Rossby (1898–1957), who first identified them.

Noun

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Rossby wave (plural Rossby waves)

  1. 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
    • 2023 July 15, George Monbiot, “With our food systems on the verge of collapse, it’s the plutocrats v life on Earth”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
      The new paper explores the impacts on crop production when meanders in the jet stream (Rossby waves) become stuck. Stuck patterns cause extreme weather.