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Categories: Atmospheric dynamics, Fluid mechanics, Tropical meteorology, Gravity waves, William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
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Kelvin wave  Kelvin waves
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A Kelvin wave is a wave in the ocean or atmosphere that balances the Earth's Coriolis force against a topographic boundary such as a coastline, or a waveguide such as the equator. Wikipedia
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A Kelvin wave is a wave in the ocean or atmosphere that balances the Earth's Coriolis force against a topographic boundary such as a coastline, or a waveguide such as the equator. Wikipedia
Wave in the ocean or atmosphere that balances Coriolis force against a topographic boundary such as a coastline Wikidata
A non-dispersive wave in the ocean or atmosphere that balances the Earth's Coriolis force against a topographic boundary such as a coastline, or a waveguide such as the equator. Wiktionary
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meteorological phenomenon
gravity wave
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Lord Kelvin
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Kelvin Wave, Kelvin waves

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