Pressure-coordinate thermal wind

ID: pressure-coordinate-thermal-wind

Combining geostrophic balance, , , with hydrostatic balance, , and commuting the horizontal and vertical derivatives proves the displayed equations. Horizontal derivatives hold pressure fixed. This relates vertical shear to horizontal temperature gradients away from the equator; the derivation requires nonzero Coriolis parameter and the validity of geostrophic balance.

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