Abstract: The interaction between vertical Rossby wave propagation and wave breaking is studied in the idealized context of a beta-plane channel model. Considering the problem of propagation through a uniform zonal flow in an ...

Abstract: A quasigeostrophic barotropic model is used to examine the nonlinear saturation of forced Rossby waves and the role of wave?wave interactions in limiting the wave growth. A simple mechanism, based on wave interference, is ...