The dispersion relation for barotropic Rossby waves on a β-plane is ω = -β·k/(k²+l²), where β = df/dy = 2·Ω·cos(φ)/R is the latitudinal gradient of Coriolis parameter (β-plane approximation: f ≈ f₀ + β·y linearised about reference latitude…
The dispersion relation for barotropic Rossby waves on a β-plane is ω = -β·k/(k²+l²), where β = df/dy = 2·Ω·cos(φ)/R is the latitudinal gradient of Coriolis parameter (β-plane approximation: f ≈ f₀ + β·y linearised about reference latitude…