kelvin helmholtz billows

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Term: kelvin helmholtz billows
Definition:

  1. Cloud forms that arise from Kelvin?Helmholtz waves. 2. Vortical structures that result from the growth and nonlinear development of unstable waves in a shear flow. The billows get their name from the instability responsible for the growth of the unstable waves, Kelvin?Helmholtz instability.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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