The research team used an innovative computer modeling approach to tease out the influence of Kelvin waves, which are large-scale atmospheric waves that can extend more than 1,000 miles in the ...

First described by Lord Kelvin in 1880, Kelvin waves are helical (spiral-shaped) waves that travel along the vortex lines, ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — We've seen scattered showers and storms the past few weeks and it has been hot and humid, but there really hasn't been any big severe weather outbreak or anything noteworthy.

Research shows that twice as many hurricanes form two days after the passing of large-scale atmospheric waves called Kelvin waves than in the days before. Skip to main content.

Kelvin waves, which can extend up to 4,000 miles in length and be thousands of miles wide, move along the equator in the same direction as the Madden-Julian, only faster, said Quinton Lawton, a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - There are many unique cloud formations across our planet, but one that stands out is a Kelvin-Helmholtz cloud. Kelvin-Helmholtz waves are “vertical waves in the air associated ...

The collaborative research team focused on a specific type of atmospheric wave, known as Convectively Coupled Kelvin Waves, (CCKWs), which are massive waves over 1,000-miles long that travel in ...

Kelvin-Helmholtz wave clouds in Cameron, NC - Photo taken by Martina Renaud In a case of KH waves, the air at the top of the cloud layer is moving faster than the air at the bottom of the cloud layer.

What she saw was a Kelvin-Helmholtz wave cloud, named after Hermann von Helmholtz, who discovered the atmospheric instability that leads to this phenomenon. These waves in the s.

Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds, or "wave" clouds, are rarely seen in Washington. Here's what caused the formation in western Washington on Tuesday.