Re: Geostrophic winds cannot be exactly parallel to isobars

From: I R A Darth Aggie (hfrarg_at_nttvr2x3.pbgfr.arg)
Date: 08/27/04 

Date: 27 Aug 2004 16:36:06 GMT

On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 10:49:27 -0500,
Scott <ScottLWI@mouse-potato.com>, in
<412f5807$0$1341$80265adb@spool.cs.wisc.edu> wrote:
>+ O18-C-O16 wrote:
>+ > Now you have got me twisting in agony, the coriolis force is an
>+ > imagined force with the purpose of saving artillerist from complicated
>+ > math and learn school children basic meterological skills. Its real
>+
>+ That's okay, the geostrophic wind is imaginary too :)

Heh. I've had baby meteorologists try to tell me the thermal wind is
real, too...

James 

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