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Pressure Gradient Force

Pressure Gradient Force is the force per unit mass arising from spatial variations in atmospheric pressure, directed from high to low pressure, that initiates air movement and serves as a fundamental driver in the equations of motion governing atmospheric dynamics.

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792

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316

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273

CAPILLARY CONDUCTION OF LIQUIDS THROUGH POROUS MEDIUMS

L. A. Richards · Physics · 1931 · 6.4K citations

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A method for computing horizontal pressure‐gradient force in an oceanic model with a nonaligned vertical coordinate

Alexander F. Shchepetkin, James C. McWilliams · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2003 · 849 citations

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On the Pressure Gradient Force over Steep Topography in Sigma Coordinate Ocean Models

Robert L. Haney · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 1991 · 508 citations · Full text

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The Step-Mountain Coordinate: Model Description and Performance for Cases of Alpine Lee Cyclogenesis and for a Case of an Appalachian Redevelopment

Fedor Mesinger, Zavisă Janjić, Slobodan Ničković et al. · Monthly Weather Review · 1988 · 457 citations

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Optical molasses and multilevel atoms: theory

P. J. Ungar, David S. Weiss, Erling Riis et al. · Journal of the Optical Society of America B · 1989 · 352 citations

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Authors

792

  1. TR
    Thomas R. Parish

    University of Wyoming, United States

    12 publications · 504 citations

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  2. JG
    Jianping Gan

    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR China

    8 publications · 449 citations

    8

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  3. DA
    David A. Rahn

    University of Kansas, United States

    4 publications · 69 citations

    4

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  4. VG
    V. G. Minogin

    Institute of Spectroscopy, Russia

    3 publications · 77 citations

    3

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  5. XZ
    Xu‐Zhi Zhou

    Peking University, China

    3 publications · 202 citations

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Institutions

316

  1. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    12 h-index

    31 publications

    3.7K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    12 h-index

    31 publications

    1K citations

  3. University of Wyoming

    Laramie, United States

    10 h-index

    23 publications

    851 citations

  4. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    9 h-index

    20 publications

    2.6K citations

  5. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    613 citations

  6. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    936 citations

  7. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    358 citations

  8. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    725 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    30 publications · 1.7K citations

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  2. Monthly Weather Review

    32 publications · 2.1K citations

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  3. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 19 publications · 2.2K citations

    16

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  4. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics

    15 publications · 578 citations

    14

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  5. Geophysical Research Letters

    13 publications · 627 citations

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