Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability

Shear Flow Instability

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Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability

When two fluids with different velocities flow past each other, small perturbations grow into characteristic rolling vortices. This instability is visible in clouds, ocean waves, and planetary atmospheres (like Jupiter's bands).