Meaning Geostrophic equilibrium
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Geostrophic equilibriumA state of motion of an inviscid fluid in which the horizontal Coriolis force exactly balances the horizontal pressure force at all points of the field so described: where Ω is the vector angular velo [..]
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Geostrophic equilibriumIn the atmosphere and the ocean, on a large scale and away from the boundaries (surface, coast) and the equator, the dominant terms in the horizontal equation of motion are the Coriolis force and the [..]
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