Isobaric surface (source code)

= Isobaric surface
{title2=$p=\mathrm{constant}$}

A surface of constant <pressure>. Its intersection with a fixed-height horizontal plane is an <atmospheric isobar>. An <isobaric surface> is generally not a <geopotential surface>: the horizontal <geopotential> variation on it determines the <geostrophic wind>.