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Planetary wave

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-007970

Large-scale atmospheric or oceanic waves that derive their restoring force from the variation of the Coriolis parameter with latitude. These waves, also known as Rossby waves, propagate westward relative to the mean flow and eastward relative to the ground. They are responsible for much of the large-scale weather patterns and transport of heat and momentum in the mid-latitudes.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-007970
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-007970",
  "term": "Planetary wave",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "Large-scale atmospheric or oceanic waves that derive their restoring force from the variation of the Coriolis parameter with latitude. These waves, also known as Rossby waves, propagate westward relative to the mean flow and eastward relative to the ground. They are responsible for much of the large-scale weather patterns and transport of heat and momentum in the mid-latitudes.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/planetary-wave/"
}

Record 7,159 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.