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Kelvin-Helmholtz billows
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.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Earth science
- Category: Oceanography
- Company: Marine Conservation Society
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