Rossby wave

English

Etymology

Named after Swedish-born American meteorologist Carl-Gustaf Rossby (1898–1957), who first identified them.

Noun

Rossby wave (plural Rossby waves)

1. A natural phenomenon in the atmospheres and oceans of planets, a kind of inertial wave that is largely due to planetary rotation.

   Synonym: planetary wave

   • 2023 July 15, George Monbiot, “With our food systems on the verge of collapse, it’s the plutocrats v life on Earth”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     The new paper explores the impacts on crop production when meanders in the jet stream (Rossby waves) become stuck. Stuck patterns cause extreme weather.