Rossby waves are large-scale planetary waves arising from the variation of the Coriolis effect with latitude. They occur in both barotropic (depth-uniform) and baroclinic (stratified) forms, governing ...

(Phys.org)—The Earth's oceanic system isn't just the big, blue puddle of water that globes suggest; its waters are stirred by a vast system called thermohaline circulation, a process driven by varying ...