Rossby Waves (IMAGE)

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Rossby Waves

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Rossby waves on the Sun are waves of vorticity that move in the direction opposite to rotation. Associated flows have amplitudes of about one meter per second that peak in the Sun's equatorial regions.

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Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research

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