Kelvin waves

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• Kelvin wave — A Kelvin wave is a wave in the ocean or atmosphere that balances the Earth s Coriolis force against a topographic boundary such as a coastline. A feature of a Kelvin wave is that it is non dispersive, i.e., the phase speed of the wave crests is… …   Wikipedia

• Kelvin–Helmholtz instability — Numerical simulation of a temporal Kelvin–Helmholtz instability The Kelvin–Helmholtz instability, after Lord Kelvin and Hermann von Helmholtz, can occur when velocity shear is present within a continuous fluid, or when there is sufficient… …   Wikipedia

• Dispersion (water waves) — This article is about dispersion of waves on a water surface. For other forms of dispersion, see Dispersion (disambiguation). In fluid dynamics, dispersion of water waves generally refers to frequency dispersion, which means that waves of… …   Wikipedia

• Instabilité de Kelvin-Helmholtz — Onde de Kelvin Helmholtz rendue visible en aval du mont Duval en Australie par la formation de nuages L instabilité de Kelvin Helmholtz est un mouvement ondulaire qui se forme lorsque deux fluides thermiquement stables sont superposés et se… …   Wikipédia en Français

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