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Topographic Wave

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-028231

A sub-basin scale wave that is driven by wind-stress from the passage of cyclones across or along the shelf, with long period (~ 5 days) and to which a vorticity is imparted by the apparent Coriolis Effect.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-028231
FieldEnvironment
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-028231",
  "term": "Topographic Wave",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A sub-basin scale wave that is driven by wind-stress from the passage of cyclones across or along the shelf, with long period (~ 5 days) and to which a vorticity is imparted by the apparent Coriolis Effect.",
  "references": [
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/topographic-wave/"
}

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