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- Definition a)an atmospheric wave in a two-dimensional nondivergent flow,the driving mechanism for which lies in the variation of vorticity of the basic current and/or in the variation of the vorticity of the Earth about the local vertical.When the basic current is uniform,the wave is a Rossby wave.Also called a barotropic wave.b)An atmospheric wave of cyclonic scale in which troughs and ridges are approximately vertical Reference Multilingual Aeronautical Dictionary(AGARD,1980)