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gradient wind [′grād·ē·ənt ‚wind]

(meteorology)

A wind for which Coriolis acceleration and the centripetal acceleration exactly balance the horizontal pressure force.

Gradient Wind

a horizontal, uniform motion of air in the absence of frictional force in a linear (geostrophic wind) or circular path that coincides with the isobars. The gradient wind blows when there is a balance between the active force of pressure gradient and inertial forces: centrifugal force and deflective force owing to the earth’s rotation—the Coriolis force. The gradient wind is the best approximation of the actual state of wind in a free atmosphere above the layer of friction (approximately 1,000 m above the earth’s surface).

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