Rossby wave

English Etymology en Carl-Gustaf Rossby Swedish-born American meteorologist = 1898 1957, who first identified them. Noun A natural phenomenon in the atmospheres and oceans of planets, a kind of inertial wave that is largely due to planetary rotation. en planetary wave en George Monbiot With our food systems on the verge of collapse, it’s the plutocrats v life on Earth The Guardian 2023-07-15 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/15/food-systems-collapse-plutocrats-life-on-earth-climate-breakdown 0261-3077 The new paper explores the impacts on crop production when meanders in the jet stream (Rossby waves) become stuck. Stuck patterns cause extreme weather. https://web.archive.org/web/20261018090010/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/15/food-systems-collapse-plutocrats-life-on-earth-climate-breakdown 18 October 2026 Translations German: de Rossby-Welle f Polish: pl fala Rossby'ego f