Kelvin's wave

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf wind
gptkbp:describedYear 1879
gptkbp:directionA coastline or equator
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:William_Thomson
gptkbp:example gptkb:coastal_Kelvin_wave
gptkb:equatorial_Kelvin_wave
gptkbp:feature non-dispersive
trapped to boundary
amplitude decays away from boundary
gptkbp:field atmospheric science
fluid dynamics
oceanography
gptkbp:form linearized shallow water equations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kelvin's wave
gptkbp:namedAfter Lord Kelvin
gptkbp:propagation along boundaries
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:El_Niño
tides
gptkbp:restoring_force gptkb:Coriolis_force
gravity
gptkbp:type gravity wave
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1st_Baron_Kelvin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6