Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
geostrophic wind. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
geostrophic wind, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
geostrophic wind in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
geostrophic wind you have here. The definition of the word
geostrophic wind will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
geostrophic wind, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Noun
geostrophic wind (plural geostrophic winds)
- (meteorology) A wind whose direction and speed are determined by a balance of the horizontal pressure gradient force and the force due to the earth's rotation to the left in the northern hemisphere and to the right in the southern hemisphere.
- (meteorology) That horizontal wind velocity for which the Coriolis force exactly balances the horizontal pressure gradient force. The geostrophic wind is thus directed along the contour lines on a constant-pressure surface (or along the isobars in a geopotential surface) with low elevations (or low pressure) to the left in the northern hemisphere and to the right in the southern hemisphere.
Related terms