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External Kelvin wave

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-010538

Surface gravity wave with a rotational component propagated along the sea surface against a vertical barrier such as a coast or the wall of a basin. Such Kelvin waves are important at the Equator in determining the presence and strength of El Niño/ENSO events.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-010538
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesFederal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-010538",
  "term": "External Kelvin wave",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "External Kelvin Wave",
  "definition": "Surface gravity wave with a rotational component propagated along the sea surface against a vertical barrier such as a coast or the wall of a basin. Such Kelvin waves are important at the Equator in determining the presence and strength of El Niño/ENSO events.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/external-kelvin-wave/"
}

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