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geostrophic wind

theoretical wind that would result from an exact balance between the Coriolis force and the pressure gradient force
Class type of: wind Q929043
geostrophic wind
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3 properties
Subclass of
wind
Has cause
Coriolis force, pressure-gradient force[2][3]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Fluid dynamics[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en geostrophic wind ar الرياح الدورانية الأرضية ar الريح الدورانية الأرضية ar الريح الدورضية ar رياح شبه جيوستروفية ar ريح جيوستروفية ar ريح دورانية أرضية ar الرياح الدورضية ar ريح دورضية cs geostrofický vítr da geostrofisk balance de geostrophischer Wind el γεωστροφική κίνηση el γεωστροφική ροή es Viento geostrófico es Viento geostrofico fa باد زمین‌گَرد fa باد ژئواستروفیک fi Geostrofinen tuuli fr vent géostrophique
🔖 Identifiers · 10
GND ID
4361799-2
OpenAlex ID
C133877212
Elhuyar ZTH ID
131794
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
2IegZC
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
60581
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/geostrophic-wind, science/geostrophic-balance, science/geostrophic-motion
Freebase ID
/m/02l03g
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2352907
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
geostrophic-wind
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
133877212

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Has cause 2
Coriolis force, pressure-gradient force
Subclass of 1
wind
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Summary

geostrophic wind is a type of wind[1].

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  1. 6d ago · Wsikik · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Added [ca] description: concepte en ciències atmosfèriques"
  2. 10w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID → science/geostrophic-wind, science/geostrophic-balance, science/geostrophic-motion
    "Created claim: Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: science/geostrophic-motion"
  3. 18w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 2IegZC
    Has cause → Coriolis force, pressure-gradient force
    Maintained by WikiProject → WikiProject Fluid dynamics
    Subclass of → wind
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
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