The jet stream is a strong wind, circling the northern hemisphere about five miles above the earth's surface. Atmospheric 'wobbles' - called Rossby waves - can cause the wind to move north or south.

Weather conditions on Earth are influenced by a phenomenon known as Rossby waves. These planetary-scale fluctuations arise because the Coriolis force – due to the Earth’s rotation – varies with ...

Mysterious high-frequency waves swirling on the sun are moving at speeds that 'defy explanation', according to astronomers, who say they provide insight into the star's inner workings Researchers ...

Astronomers have found waves made up of eddies of plasma inside the sun, and they can’t explain why they are travelling three times faster than similar waves By Leah Crane 24 March 2022 ...

Eight days ago, it rained over the western Pacific Ocean near Japan. There was nothing especially remarkable about this rain event, yet it made big waves twice. First, it disturbed the atmosphere in ...

Rossby waves are the main drivers of weather outside the tropics, including the changeable weather in the southern half of Australia. Occasionally, the waves grow so large that they overturn on ...

A Rossby wave (in pink, left) forms a cut-off low (COL). A region of high pressure forms over the Tasman Sea (H, middle and right) and easterly winds (arrows, middle) around the high bring ...

Eight days ago, it rained over the western Pacific Ocean near Japan. There was nothing especially remarkable about this rain event, yet it made big waves twice. First, it disturbed the atmosphere in ...