Rossby

Proper noun

Meaning

Rossby

A surname.

Examples

A small Rossby number indicates a system is strongly affected by Coriolis forces, and a large Rossby number idicates a system in which inertial forces dominate. Source: Internet

Because the Rossby number is low, the force balance is largely between the pressure gradient force acting towards the low-pressure area and the Coriolis force acting away from the center of the low pressure. Source: Internet

A more correct speed would be that characteristic of the swirl fd, where f is the precession (and sound) frequency, based on the Rossby number. Source: Internet

Now the Rossby number can be derived directly from the dimensionless form of the momentum equation in curvilinear coordinates. Source: Internet

Rossby waves are caused by changes in the Coriolis effect with latitude. Source: Internet

Each large meander, or wave, within the jet stream is known as a Rossby wave (planetary wave). Source: Internet

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