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INERTIA WAVE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
  • Physical Geography (General)
DEF

Any wave motion in which no other form of energy than kinetic energy is present ...

OBS

... for example, Helmholtz waves, barotropic disturbances and Rossby waves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
DEF

Tout mouvement ondulatoire dans lequel aucune forme d'énergie, sauf l'énergie cinétique, n'est présente [...]

OBS

[...] p. ex. les ondes de Helmholtz, les perturbations barotropes et les ondes de Rossby.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Meteorología
  • Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
  • Geografía física (Generalidades)
DEF

Todo movimiento ondulatorio en el que no se halle ninguna forma de energía distinta a la cinética [...]

OBS

[...] por ejemplo, las ondas de Helmholtz, las perturbaciones barotrópicas y las ondas de Rossby.

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