Evaluate the Coriolis factor f = 2 sin at 45 latitude. How large a pressure
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Evaluate the Coriolis factor f = 2Ωρ sin λ at ±45◦ latitude. How large a pressure gradient (in millibars/km) is necessary to sustain a geostrophic wind at 30 m/s at this latitude?
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