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Pressure-coordinate thermal wind (ulnp​=RTy​/f,vlnp​=−RTx​/f)

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Combining geostrophic balance, fu=−Φy​, fv=Φx​, with hydrostatic balance, Φp​=−RT/p, 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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