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This is a daily pressure chart of North Atlantic Ocean and Europe based on measured values (analysis).

Source: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/europe/europe_forecast.html Geostrophic-flow conditions are set when the isobars are approximately parallel and equally spaced. The air masses move along the isobars like a stream flow.

An air stream develops between a cyclone NW of Ireland and an anticyclone in the mid Atlantic. A north-westerly stream-like flow sets in between the two counter-rotating curved flows. Close isobars indicate high speeds
Source http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/europe/europe_forecast.html
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2009-12-26 08:36:51 600 × 397 Xavierstuvw == Summary == This is a daily pressure chart of North Atlantic Ocean and Europe based on measured values (analysis). Source: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/europe/europe_forecast.html == Description == Geostrophic-flow conditions are set when the i

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