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Explainer: What is a Kelvin wave?
Original: One quick question: What’s a Kelvin wave, anyway?
Scientists at Germany's University of Münster have published a short explainer defining the Kelvin wave, an ocean or atmospheric wave guided by the equator or coastlines in which the Coriolis effect balances pressure differences. Such waves can carry warm water eastward across the Pacific and play a role in shaping El Niño conditions, making them a recurring topic whenever sea-surface temperatures make headlines.
Why now: Kelvin waves draw attention when they influence El Niño events and ocean temperature forecasts.
University of MünsterKelvin waveEl NiñoPacific Ocean
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