barotropic pressure function

From Glossary of Meteorology
The scalar function in a barotropic fluid, with gradient that is equal to the specific pressure force:
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where ∇ is the del operator, π the barotropic pressure function, α the specific volume, and p the pressure.

(Or pressure-gradient force.) The force due to differences of pressure within a fluid mass.

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