The following six (6) items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the answer using the code given below. Statement I: Geostrophic wind blows above a height of 600 metres, parallel to the isobars. Statement II: Geostrophic wind is the horizontal wind velocity, in which the Coriolis force balances the horizontal pressure force.
The following six (6) items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the answer using the code given below. Statement I: Geostrophic wind blows above a height of 600 metres, parallel to the isobars. Statement II: Geostrophic wind is the horizontal wind velocity, in which the Coriolis force balances the horizontal pressure force. Correct Answer Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
Isobars are those lines on the weather map joining places with equal atmospheric pressure.
- A wind blowing at a height of 600 m from the Earth Surface is called Geostrophic wind.
- These geostrophic winds blow parallel to the isobars.
- It is because when isobars are parallel and straight, the pressure gradient gets balanced by the Coriolis force and thus geostrophic winds start blowing parallel to the isobars.
- The Geostrophic wind blows in the horizontal direction and in the same direction as the isobars.
- Hence, both the statement is correct and Statement II is the correct explanation for Statement I.
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