Explore: Atmospheric Waves

(traveling wave) or be stationary (standing wave). Atmospheric waves range in spatial and temporal scale from large-scale planetary waves (Rossby waves) to minute

Space Station (ISS) for the study of atmospheric gravity waves (not to be confused with astrophysical gravitational waves). AWE was built by the Utah State

An atmospheric waveguide is an atmospheric flow feature that improves the propagation of certain atmospheric waves. The effect arises because wave parameters

Rossby waves, also known as planetary waves, are a type of inertial wave naturally occurring in rotating fluids. They were first identified by Sweden-born

meteorology, lee waves are atmospheric stationary waves. The most common form is mountain waves, which are atmospheric internal gravity waves. These were discovered

(93 mi), all atmospheric waves successively become external waves, and no significant vertical wave structure is visible. The atmospheric wave modes degenerate

placed on the horizontal axis. In the atmospheric sciences, these plots are a common way to visualize atmospheric waves. In the geosciences, especially seismic

tides and planetary waves Large-scale latent heat release due to deep convection in the tropics The largest-amplitude atmospheric tides are mostly generated

Atmospheric focusing is a type of wave interaction causing shock waves to affect areas at a greater distance than otherwise expected. Variations in the

In fluid dynamics, gravity waves are waves in a fluid medium or at the interface between two media when the force of gravity or buoyancy tries to restore