It, along with other obscure patterns such as Rossby and Kelvin waves, influence weather, including hurricane formation, around the globe.

When El Niño decays, the atmospheric waves change and can become wavier, so they have a greater amplitude. That tends to enhance conditions needed for tornadoes.

Weather Forecaster, Luh Eka Arisanti, explained high waves and unseasonable rain over the past few days are due to active Equatorial Rossby waves and Kelvin waves that increase cloud formations ...

Kelvin waves and Rossby waves originate from energy in the atmosphere and then move along the equator. As the Madden-Julian circumnavigates the globe, its interaction with these atmospheric waves ...