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Southampton Oceanography Centre: Rossby Waves

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This site from the Southampton Oceanography Centre provides an easy-to-understand definition and schematic of a Rossby Wave in the Introduction hyperlink. Also includes information on how to observe Rossby waves in satellite data and a slideshow on looking for Rossby waves.

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waves

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hovmoller diagram, planetary waves, satellite oceanography, sea surface height anomalies, solitary waves, water wave, wave behavior, wave formation, wave generation, carl gustav rossby, rossby, rossby waves, formation of waves

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Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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