Concept information
PREFERRED TERM
Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37
DEFINITION
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The horizontal movement of surface water arising from a balance between the pressure gradient force and the Coriolis force is known as geostrophic flow.
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Source: http://oceanmotion.org/html/background/geostrophic-flow.htm
Created: 4/9/21
BROADER CONCEPT
- fluid flow (en)
NARROWER CONCEPTS
ENTRY TERMS
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geostrophic currents (en)
Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37
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URI
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_e9d66a6e
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