gradient wind
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One must rise above the ground some distance to get the true air flow, or what is known as the gradient wind, the flow which balances the gradient, i.e. a flow along the isobars.
From Wind and Weather by McAdie, Alexander
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
