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Definition of Geostrophic
1. Adjective. (Meteorology). Referring to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the horizontal Coriolis forces and the horizontal pressure forces. ¹
2. Adjective. (Meteorology). Relates to or arises from the deflective force exerted on the atmosphere due to the rotation of the earth. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Geostrophic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Geostrophic
Literary usage of Geostrophic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles of Aërography by Alexander McAdie (1917)
"Shaw calls the wind computed from the first term the geostrophic wind or practically
the actual wind of temperate geostrophic and polar region. ..."
2. The Meteorological Magazine by Great Britain Meteorological Office (1919)
"A paper by Mr. FJW Whipple, MA, entitled " The Laws of Approach to the geostrophic
Wind," was read. The mode of transition from the winds near the surface ..."
3. The Principles of Aërography by Alexander McAdie (1917)
"Shaw calls the wind computed from the first term the geostrophic wind or practically
the actual wind of temperate geostrophic and polar region. ..."
4. The Roswell Report: Fact Vs. Fiction in the New Mexico Desert by Richard L. Weaver (1997)
"Since the true wind usually deviates somewhat from the theoretical geostrophic
wind (the latter being derived under certain simplifying assumptions) and ..."
5. A Primer of Air Navigation by Harry Egerton Wimperis (1920)
"Careful researches along these lines have brought to light a surprising and most
fortunate closeness of connection between the geostrophic wind and the ..."
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