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horizontal pressure force

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horizontal pressure force [‚här·ə′zänt·əl ′presh·ər ‚fȯrs]
(geophysics)
The horizontal pressure gradient per unit mass, -α∇Hp,where α is the specific volume,pthe pressure, and ∇Hthe horizontal component of the del operator; this force acts normal to the horizontal isobars toward lower pressure; it is one of the three important forces appearing in the horizontal equations of motion, the others being the Coriolis force and friction.


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