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hydrostatic equation In the vector equation of motion, the form assumed by the vertical component when all Coriolis, earth-curvature, frictional, ...
quasi-hydrostatic approximation"(Or quasi-hydrostatic assumption; also called hydrostatic approximation.) The use of the hydrostatic equation as the vertical equation of motion, ...
Standard atmosphere A hypothetical vertical distribution of atmospheric temperature, pressure, and density in which the air is assumed to obey the gas law and the hydrostatic equation.
See also: Meteor, Model, Horizon, Climate, Vector
 
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