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  2. Kelvin wave - Wikipedia

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    There have been studies that connect equatorial Kelvin waves to coastal Kelvin waves. Moore (1968) found that as an equatorial Kelvin wave strikes an "eastern boundary", part of the energy is reflected in the form of planetary and gravity waves; and the remainder of the energy is carried poleward along the eastern boundary as coastal Kelvin waves.

  3. Kelvin wake pattern - Wikipedia

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    Thus, summing over all relevant k and t s to flesh out an effective Fig.12.3 shock pattern, the universal Kelvin wake pattern arises: the full visible chevron angle is twice that, 2arcsin(1/3) ≈ 39°. The wavefronts of the wavelets in the wake are at 53°, which is roughly the average of 33° and 72°. The wave components with would-be shock ...

  4. Wake (physics) - Wikipedia

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    As with all wave forms, it spreads outward from the source until its energy is overcome or lost, usually by friction or dispersion. The non-dimensional parameter of interest is the Froude number . Wave cloud pattern in the wake of the Île Amsterdam (lower left, at the "tip" of the triangular formation of clouds) in the southern Indian Ocean

  5. Tides in marginal seas - Wikipedia

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    A Kelvin wave is a special type of gravity wave that can exist when there is (1) gravity and stable stratification, (2) sufficient Coriolis force and (3) the presence of a vertical boundary. [12] Kelvin waves are important in the ocean and shelf seas, they form a balance between inertia, the Coriolis force and the pressure gradient force.

  6. Orders of magnitude (energy) - Wikipedia

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    Mass–energy emitted as gravitational waves during the most energetic black hole merger observed until 2020 (GW170729) [309] 8.8×10 47 J GRB 080916C – formerly the most powerful gamma-ray burst (GRB) ever recorded – total/true [ 310 ] isotropic energy output estimated at 8.8 × 10 47 joules (8.8 × 10 54 erg), or 4.9 times the Sun's mass ...

  7. Atmospheric super-rotation - Wikipedia

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    In understanding super-rotation, the role of atmospheric waves and instabilities is crucial. These dynamics, including Rossby waves and Kelvin waves, are integral in transferring momentum and energy within atmospheres, contributing to the maintenance of super-rotation. For instance, on Venus, the interaction of thermal tides with planetary ...

  8. Amphidromic point - Wikipedia

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    The propagation of Kelvin waves is always alongshore and its amplification falls off according to the Rossby radius of deformation. [9] In contrast, Poincaré waves are able to propagate both alongshore as a free wave with a propagating wave pattern and cross-shore as a trapped wave with a standing wave pattern. [14]

  9. List of physical quantities - Wikipedia

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    Average kinetic energy per degree of freedom of a system: kelvin (K) Θ or [K] intensive, scalar: Electric Current: I: Rate of flow of electrical charge per unit time: ampere (A) I: extensive, scalar: Angle: ∠ the figure formed by two rays, called the sides of the angle, sharing a common endpoint, called the vertex of the angle. radian (rad ...