On Earth, Rossby waves are associated with the path of the jet stream and the formation of low- and high-pressure systems, which in turn influence local weather events. The waves form in rotating ...

This study highlights the role of two atmospheric processes in the formation of extreme precipitation events: the breaking of Rossby waves and intense moisture transport. Rossby waves, also called ...

Rossby waves were discovered in Earth’s atmosphere ... and their movements could help scientists to better predict the formation of sunspots and the eruption of solar flares.

The slow-moving Rossby waves at times become almost stationary ... the atmosphere and precipitation patterns revealed that the formation of a ridge by the California coast is associated with ...

First, it disturbed the atmosphere in just the right way to set off an undulation in the jet stream — a river of very strong winds in the upper atmosphere — that atmospheric scientists call a Rossby ...

High-pressure systems are an intrinsic part of an atmospheric Rossby wave, and they travel along with the wave. Heatwaves occur when the high-pressure systems stop moving and affect a particular ...

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has changed its forecast on the probability of a low-pressure area forming into a ...

In Earth's atmosphere, large-scale atmospheric waves, known as Rossby waves, drive circulation patterns in the stratosphere.