Definition of Pressure Gradient Force

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Pressure Gradient Force

The term 'Pressure Gradient Force' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' A three-dimensional force vector operating in the atmosphere that accelerates air parcels away from regions of high pressure and toward regions of low pressure in response to an air pressure gradient. Usually resolved into vertical and horizontal components'.

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