Rossby wave

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf oceanographic phenomenon
atmospheric phenomenon
gptkbp:affects ocean currents
mid-latitude weather
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs planetary wave
gptkbp:category geophysical fluid dynamics
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:Coriolis_effect
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1939
gptkbp:form Rossby wave equation
gptkbp:hasPhaseSpeed slow
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rossby wave
gptkbp:importantFor climate modeling
weather forecasting
gptkbp:influenced wind
weather patterns
climate variability
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Carl-Gustaf_Rossby
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:bar
oceans
gptkbp:propagates westward
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Kelvin_wave
gptkb:El_Niño–Southern_Oscillation
atmospheric blocking
baroclinic instability
barotropic instability
gptkbp:type large-scale wave
gptkbp:wavelengthRange thousands of kilometers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carl-Gustaf_Rossby
gptkb:Charney–Obukhov_wave
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5