geostrophic distance

geostrophic distance

[¦jē·ō¦sträf·ik ′dis·təns]

(meteorology)

The distance (in degrees latitude) along a constant-pressure surface over which the change in height (in feet) is equal to the geostrophic wind speed (in knots).

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