 Thermal wind (source code)

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= Thermal wind
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= Thermal-wind balance
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<Thermal-wind balance> relates <vertical shear> of <geostrophic flow> to horizontal density or <temperature> gradients. With constant <Coriolis parameter> $f_0$ and reference density $\rho_0$,
$$
f_0u_z=\frac g{\rho_0}\rho_y
$$
for the sign conventions used here.

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