geostrophic wind

[¦jē·ō¦sträf·ik ′wind] (meteorology) That horizontal wind velocity for which the Coriolis acceleration exactly balances the horizontal pressure force.

Geostrophic Wind

a horizontal, even, and straight movement of air with no force of friction and with balance in the gradient of pressure and the deflecting force of the earth’s rotation; the simplest theoretical scheme of air movement of the rotating earth. The actual wind in atmospheric layers higher than 1 km above the earth’s surface is close to the geostrophic wind. The geostrophic wind is directed along the isobar, with an area of low pressure remaining to the left of the stream in the northern hemisphere and to the right in the southern. The velocity of the geostrophic wind is proportional to the magnitude of the horizontal gradient of pressure. With equal gradients it is inversely proportional to the density of the air and the sine of geographic latitude and therefore increases with elevation and with increasing nearness to the equator.

geostrophic wind

Pressure-gradient force causes air parcel to accelerate. Coriolis begins deflecting air to the right. Coriolis increases as speed increases. Coriolis eventually balances pressure gradient forces.That horizontal wind velocity for which the Coriolis acceleration exactly balances the horizontal pressure or gradient force.

单词	geostrophic wind
释义	geostrophic wind geostrophic wind [¦jē·ō¦sträf·ik ′wind] (meteorology) That horizontal wind velocity for which the Coriolis acceleration exactly balances the horizontal pressure force. Geostrophic Wind a horizontal, even, and straight movement of air with no force of friction and with balance in the gradient of pressure and the deflecting force of the earth’s rotation; the simplest theoretical scheme of air movement of the rotating earth. The actual wind in atmospheric layers higher than 1 km above the earth’s surface is close to the geostrophic wind. The geostrophic wind is directed along the isobar, with an area of low pressure remaining to the left of the stream in the northern hemisphere and to the right in the southern. The velocity of the geostrophic wind is proportional to the magnitude of the horizontal gradient of pressure. With equal gradients it is inversely proportional to the density of the air and the sine of geographic latitude and therefore increases with elevation and with increasing nearness to the equator. geostrophic wind Pressure-gradient force causes air parcel to accelerate. Coriolis begins deflecting air to the right. Coriolis increases as speed increases. Coriolis eventually balances pressure gradient forces.That horizontal wind velocity for which the Coriolis acceleration exactly balances the horizontal pressure or gradient force.
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