| Summary of Air Motions |
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| q | Geostrophic Wind |
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| pressure gradient
force = Coriolis force |
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| q | Cyclostrophic Wind |
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| pressure gradient
force = centrifugal force |
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| q | Gradient Wind |
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| pressure
gradident force + Coriolis force + centrifugal force = 0 |
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| q | Inertia Motion |
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| No pressure gradient
force. Coriolis force = centrifugal force. |
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