wiz-icon
MyQuestionIcon
MyQuestionIcon
1
You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!
Question

Rossby waves are associated with?

A
Cyclones
No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!
B
Earthquakes
No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!
C
Jetstreams
Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses
D
volcanoes
No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!
Open in App
Solution

The correct option is B Jetstreams
Rossby waves, also known as planetary waves, are a natural phenomenon in the atmosphere and oceans of planets that largely owe their properties to rotation. Rossby waves are a subset of inertial waves. Atmospheric Rossby waves on Earth are giant meanders in high-altitude winds with major influence on weather. These Rossby waves are associated with pressure systems and the jet stream.
Oceanic Rossby waves move along the thermocline: that is, the boundary between the warm upper layer of the ocean and the cold deeper part of the ocean.
Rossby waves in the Earth's atmosphere are easy to observe as (usually 4-6) large-scale meanders of the jet stream. When these deviations become very pronounced, they detach the masses of cold, or warm, air that become cyclones and anticyclones and are responsible for day-to-day weather patterns at mid-latitudes. Rossby waves may be partly responsible for the fact that eastern continental edges.

flag
Suggest Corrections
thumbs-up
0
Join BYJU'S Learning Program
similar_icon
Related Videos
thumbnail
lock
Waves and Their Formation
GEOGRAPHY
Watch in App
Join BYJU'S Learning Program
CrossIcon