Kelvin wave

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Kelvin wave [′kel·vən ‚wāv]

(oceanography)

An eastward-propagating internal gravity wave that crosses the Pacific Ocean along the equator and has no north-south velocity component.

A type of wave progression in relatively confined water bodies where, because of Coriolis force, the wave is higher to the right of direction of advance (in the Northern Hemisphere).

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No references found			h] V/[square root of (gh)] > 6 When this threshold is exceeded, the classical, linear Kelvin wave system is modified and specific, non-linear components of wakes frequently exist [31,32]. Far-field vessel wakes in Tallinn Bay/ Laevalainete kaugmojust ... by Parnell, Kevin; Delpeche, Nicole; Didenkulova, Ira; Dolphin, Tony; Erm, Ants; Kask, Andres; Kelpsait / Estonian Journal of Engineering This oscillation is also partly linked to the Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO), which is a 30-60 day oscillation in tropical convection linked to an equatorially trapped Kelvin wave. Determining the spring to summer transition in the Missouri Ozarks ... by Baxter, Martin A. / Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science At the same time, the drop-off in the winds generates a fast-moving Kelvin wave that crosses the Pacific in 1 to 2 months. Ghost of '82 El Nino haunts climate by Monastersky, Richard / Science News			kelpie Kelsen, Hans Kelsey, Henry kelsher Kelsiev, Vasilii Kelsiev, Vasilii Ivanovich Kelso kelson Kelt Kelteminar Culture Keltie, Sir John Scott Kelvin Kelvin absolute temperature scale Kelvin balance Kelvin body Kelvin bridge Kelvin Equation Kelvin guard-ring capacitor Kelvin network Kelvin relations Kelvin replenisher Kelvin scale Kelvin skin effect Kelvin temperature scale Kelvin time scale Kelvin wave Kelvin's circulation theorem Kelvin's formula Kelvin's minimum-energy theorem Kelvin's statement of the second law of thermodynamics Kelvin, Lord Kelvin, William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, William Thomson, Baron Kelvin-Helmholtz contraction Kelvin-Helmholtz instability kelyphite kelyphytic border kelyphytic rime Kem Kema Kemal al Molk Kemal Pasha, Mustafa Kemal Tahir Kemal, Yasar Kemal, Yashar Kemaleddin Behzad Kemalist Revolution Kemancha Kemano Dam Kemble Kemble, Adelaide			Kelvin Force Microscopy Kelvin Grove Urban Village Kelvin Grove Wind Ensemble Kelvin Grove Wind Orchestra Kelvin guard-ring capacitor Kelvin network Kelvin notation Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy Kelvin relations Kelvin replenisher Kelvin scale Kelvin scale Kelvin scale Kelvin scale Kelvin scale Kelvin scale of temperature Kelvin scale of temperature Kelvin scale of temperature Kelvin scales Kelvin scales Kelvin scales Kelvin skin effect Kelvin Smith Library Kelvin temperature scale Kelvin temperature scale Kelvin temperature scale Kelvin thermometer Kelvin thermometer Kelvin thermometer Kelvin time scale Kelvin wave Kelvin's Adaptive Optical Systems Kelvin's circulation theorem Kelvin's formula Kelvin's minimum-energy theorem Kelvin's statement of the second law of thermodynamics Kelvin, Kelvin, Lord Kelvin, William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, William Thomson, Baron Kelvin-Helmholtz Billows Kelvin-Helmholtz contraction Kelvin-Helmholtz instability Kelvin-Helmholtz instability Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Kelvins Kelvins Kelvins Kelvinside Academy kelyphite kelyphitic rim kelyphytic border kelyphytic rime Kelzmer Kelzmer Kem Kem Kem chho KEMA

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