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Rossby waves

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002360

A series of troughs and ridges on quasi-horizontal surfaces in the major belt of upper tropospheric westerlies. The waves are thousands of kilometers long and have significant latitudinal amplitude.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002360
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002360",
  "term": "Rossby waves",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "term_source": "Rossby Waves",
  "definition": "A series of troughs and ridges on quasi-horizontal surfaces in the major belt of upper tropospheric westerlies. The waves are thousands of kilometers long and have significant latitudinal amplitude.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/rossby-waves/"
}

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