Rossby Waves

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf oceanographic phenomenon
atmospheric phenomenon
gptkbp:affects ocean currents
atmospheric circulation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs planetary waves
gptkbp:amplitude large
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:Coriolis_effect
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Carl-Gustaf_Rossby
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1939
gptkbp:form Rossby wave equation
gptkbp:frequency low
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rossby Waves
gptkbp:influenced wind
weather patterns
climate variability
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Carl-Gustaf_Rossby
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:Earth's_oceans
gptkb:Earth's_atmosphere
other planets
gptkbp:propagate westward
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:El_Niño
gptkb:La_Niña
gptkb:gravity_waves
Kelvin waves
blocking patterns
jet stream meanders
gptkbp:studiedIn meteorology
oceanography
gptkbp:type baroclinic wave
barotropic wave
gptkbp:wavelengthRange thousands of kilometers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Waves_in_Fluids
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8