Talk:Geostrophic wind

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More explanation needed[edit]

It's not really explained where the pressure gradient that drives this wind comes from. Is it the difference in temperature between poles and equator, random highs and lows, or just a general theoretical thing? Also, a diagram or two would be immensely helpful as an alternative to the equations. --Beland (talk) 02:58, 19 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It is a theoretical formulation - the current formulation expresses the dependence on the pressure gradient but not what this gradient is. The Earth's pressure gradients are primarily driven by the temperature difference, but is influenced by a whole ton of atmospheric factors. EpicScizor (talk) 08:22, 16 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Negative sign missing in the conversion from equation in terms of pressure and the equation in terms of geopotential height[edit]

The set of equations beneath the line "By substituting using the third equation above, we have:" should have sign changes in the expressions following the second equal signs, which then disappear after the third equal signs (as is correctly shown). Cnrwilste004 (talk) 20:28, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've resolved this issue. Kishore G (talk) 06:38, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Units[edit]

Units seem to be missing on many things including P for pressure and various other units. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.21.49.169 (talk) 17:19, 14 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]