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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">An atmospheric state in which [[density]] depends upon both [[temperature]]  and [[pressure]] and in which the [[geostrophic wind]] varies with height and is related to the horizontal  temperature gradient via the [[thermal wind equation]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 12:15, 26 March 2024

An atmospheric state in which density depends upon both temperature and pressure and in which the geostrophic wind varies with height and is related to the horizontal temperature gradient via the thermal wind equation.

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