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Geostrophic Wind

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-012284

A wind that is affected by coriolis force, blows parallel to isobars and whose strength is related to the pressure gradient (i.e., spacing of the isobars).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-012284
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNOAA National Weather Service Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012284",
  "term": "Geostrophic Wind",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A wind that is affected by coriolis force, blows parallel to isobars and whose strength is related to the pressure gradient (i.e., spacing of the isobars).",
  "references": [
    "NOAA National Weather Service Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/geostrophic-wind/"
}

Record 12,284 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.