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geostrophic wind

geostrophic wind noun: a wind whose direction and speed are determined by a balance of the horizontal pressure gradient force and the force due to the earth's rotation to the left in the northern hemisphere and to the right in the southern hemisphere.

Noun

geostrophic wind (plural geostrophic winds)

  1. A wind whose direction and speed are determined by a balance of the horizontal pressure gradient force and the force due to the earth's rotation to the left in the northern hemisphere and to the right in the southern hemisphere.
  2. That horizontal wind velocity for which the Coriolis force exactly balances the horizontal pressure gradient force. The geostrophic wind is thus directed along the contour lines on a constant-pressure surface (or along the isobars in a geopotential surface) with low elevations (or low pressure) to the left in the northern hemisphere and to the right in the southern hemisphere.

geostrophic wind meaning in Tamil

geostrophic wind in Tamil

புவிசுழற்சி காற்று

Forms of geostrophic wind

pluralgeostrophic winds

Questions about geostrophic wind

What does geostrophic wind mean?
Geostrophic wind means a wind whose direction and speed are determined by a balance of the horizontal pressure gradient force and the force due to the earth's rotation to the left in the northern hemisphere and to the right in the southern hemisphere.
What is geostrophic wind in Tamil?
Geostrophic wind in Tamil is புவிசுழற்சி காற்று. See Geostrophic wind meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is geostrophic wind?
Geostrophic wind is a noun.
What is the plural of geostrophic wind?
The plural of geostrophic wind is geostrophic winds.

Words near geostrophic wind in the dictionary

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  2. geostratigraphy
  3. geostress
  4. geostresses
  5. geostrophic
  6. geostrophic wind
  7. geostrophic winds
  8. geostrophically
  9. geostrophy
  10. geostructural
  11. geostructure

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