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Rossby wave breaking: a standalone construct

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Atmospheric science

irreversible overturning of potential vorticity contours by large-scale waves, mixing air and decelerating the mean flow.

In atmospheric science, Rossby wave breaking refers to irreversible overturning of potential vorticity contours by large-scale waves, mixing air and decelerating the mean flow. This meaning comes from McIntyre (1983) in Nature.[1]

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References

McIntyre, M. E., & Palmer, T. N. (1983). Breaking planetary waves in the stratosphere. Nature, 305(5935), 593-600. https://doi.org/10.1038/305593a0

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