Kelvin-wave Definition
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A non-dispersive wave in the ocean or atmosphere that balances the Earth's Coriolis force against a topographic boundary such as a coastline, or a waveguide such as the equator.
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A long-scale perturbation mode of a vortex in superfluid dynamics.
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