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Pressure Force

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Highs and Lows

Motion initiated by pressure gradient

Opposed by viscosity

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Highs and Lows

Motion initiated by pressure gradient

Opposed by viscosity

In Northern Hemisphere velocity is deflected to the right by the Coriolis force

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Geostrophic and observed wind 1000 mb (ocean)

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Where’s the low pressure?