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Easterly Wave

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-008818

A migratory wavelike atmospheric disturbance in the tropical easterlies. Easterly waves occasionally intensify into tropical cyclones. They are also called tropical waves.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-008818
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNASA Earth Observatory Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008818",
  "term": "Easterly Wave",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A migratory wavelike atmospheric disturbance in the tropical easterlies. Easterly waves occasionally intensify into tropical cyclones. They are also called tropical waves.",
  "references": [
    "NASA Earth Observatory Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/easterly-wave/"
}

Record 8,818 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.