Concept information
Preferred term
planetary waves
Definition
- Planetary-scale waves have their origin relating to the Earth's shape and rotation; the waves are so large that some of them wrap around the whole Earth and can be observed in the atmosphere through the meandering of the jet stream. A long wave or planetary wave is a weather system that circles the world, with one to three waves forming a looping path around the Earth at any given time and displacing air north and south. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change; Waves, Planetary]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/planetary_waves
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