Geostrophic wind
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title:
Geostrophic wind
text:
In atmospheric science, geostrophic flow is the theoretical wind that would result from an exact balance between the Coriolis force and the pressure gradient force. This condition is called geostrophic equilibrium or geostrophic balance. The geostrophic wind is directed parallel to isobars. This balance seldom holds exactly in nature. The true wind almost always differs from the geostrophic wind due to other forces such as friction from the ground. Thus, the actual wind would equal the geostroph
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Concept in atmospheric science
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geostrophic_wind
date created:
2004-03-11T23:25:02Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T22:12:22Z
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