GATE XE 2025 XE-H Q163: Atmospheric Science

A rotating weather system has a tangential velocity of 100 m s

, diameter of 1 km, and located at a latitude where the Coriolis parameter is 10

. Which one of the following statements is true about this weather system?

Your answerChoose one option.

It is in geostrophic balance.

It is in gradient wind balance.

It is a high-pressure system.

It is in cyclostrophic balance.

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