(traveling wave) or be stationary (standing wave). Atmospheric waves range in spatial and temporal scale from large-scale planetary waves (Rossby waves) to minute...

involved. Atmospheric Rossby waves on Earth are giant meanders in high-altitude winds that have a major influence on weather. These waves are associated...

or more. Radiation causes the atmospheric particles in this layer to become electrically charged, enabling radio waves to be refracted and thus be received...

meteorology, lee waves are atmospheric stationary waves. The most common form is mountain waves, which are atmospheric internal gravity waves. These were discovered...

Retrieved 2010-11-11. Nappo, Carmen J. (2012). An Introduction to Atmospheric Gravity Waves, Second Ed. Waltham, Massachusetts: Elsevier Academic Press (International...

The Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) is a NASA instrument to be mounted on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS) for the study of atmospheric...

This is a list of wave topics. Contents:  Top 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z...

An atmospheric waveguide is an atmospheric flow feature that improves the propagation of certain atmospheric waves. The effect arises because wave parameters...

tides and planetary waves Large-scale latent heat release due to deep convection in the tropics The largest-amplitude atmospheric tides are mostly generated...

A wave cloud is a cloud form created by atmospheric internal waves. The atmospheric internal waves that form wave clouds are created as stable air flows...

the fields of atmospheric variables Fir wave, a forest configuration Lamb waves, in solid materials Rayleigh wave, surface acoustic waves that travel on...

land. In order to model weather systems, atmospheric physicists employ elements of scattering theory, wave propagation models, cloud physics, statistical...

Atmospheric entry (sometimes listed as Vimpact or Ventry) is the movement of an object from outer space into and through the gases of an atmosphere of...

oceans). In order to model weather systems, atmospheric physicists employ elements of scattering theory, wave propagation models, cloud physics, statistical...

usually in the lower layers of Earth’s atmosphere, where the waves are bent by atmospheric refraction. In over-the-horizon radar, ducting causes part of...

meteorology is a list of terms and concepts relevant to meteorology and atmospheric science, their sub-disciplines, and related fields. Contents:  A B C...

Equatorial waves are oceanic and atmospheric waves trapped close to the equator, meaning that they decay rapidly away from the equator, but can propagate...

atmospheric super-rotation can influence a planet's climate and atmospheric dynamics. In understanding super-rotation, the role of atmospheric waves and...

Atmospheric diffraction is manifested in the following principal ways: Optical atmospheric diffraction Radio wave diffraction is the scattering of radio...

related to relative humidity.[citation needed] Atmospheric convection Atmospheric temperature Atmospheric wave Chemical thermodynamics Cloud physics Equilibrium...

of the image). The wave pattern seen in the image is not from large ocean waves, however. The pattern is of atmospheric gravity waves above the surface...

thermocline in lakes and oceans or an atmospheric inversion), the waves propagate horizontally like surface waves, but do so at slower speeds as determined...

Murry Lewis Salby was an American atmospheric scientist who focused on upper atmospheric wave propagation for most of his early career, and who more recently...

20 GHz atmospheric attenuation is mainly due to water vapor. Above 20 GHz, in the millimeter wave band, other atmospheric gases begin to absorb the waves, limiting...

In air at atmospheric pressure, these represent sound waves with wavelengths of 17 meters (56 ft) to 1.7 centimeters (0.67 in). Sound waves above 20 kHz...

Senapati, Batakrushna; Matsushita, Ai; Heki, Kosuke (2 February 2021). "Atmospheric wave energy of the 2020 August 4 explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, from ionospheric...

placed on the horizontal axis. In the atmospheric sciences, these plots are a common way to visualize atmospheric waves. In the geosciences, especially seismic...

Atmospheric circulation is the large-scale movement of air and together with ocean circulation is the means by which thermal energy is redistributed on...

wave Shock waves in astrophysics Atmospheric focusing Atmospheric reentry Cherenkov radiation Explosion Hydraulic jump Joule–Thomson effect Mach wave...

and 0.4% over the entire atmosphere. Air composition, temperature, and atmospheric pressure vary with altitude. Within the atmosphere, air suitable for...