gradient wind

Japanese: gradient wind(英語表記)gradientwind
gradient wind

...the westerly winds over the mid-latitudes, known as the westerly winds, are thermal winds caused by temperatures being lower at higher latitudes than at lower latitudes.
[Gradient wind]
When an isobar is curved as shown in the right of Figure 4, in order for the airflow to bend without crossing the isobar, a centripetal force must act in the direction of the center of curvature of the airflow path. In other words, the centripetal force acts in addition to the pressure gradient force and the Coriolis force to maintain equilibrium.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "gradient wind" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…偏西風と呼ばれている中緯度上空の西風は,低緯度よりも高緯度が低温であることによる温度風である。
[傾度風gradient wind]
 等圧線が図4右のように曲がっているとき,気流が等圧線を横切らずに曲がるためには気流径路の曲率中心の方向に求心力が働かなければならない。すなわち,気圧傾度力とコリオリの力に加えて求心力が作用して平衡状態が保たれる。…

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