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Substitution of the geostrophic wind by the actual upper wind in the equations of motion for the boundary layer implies less sensitivity of the mean wind to inertial effects. This is confirmed by observations, although the problem of computing time or spatial derivatives from scattered data reduces the accuracy and the clarity of the results. It is found that acceleration (deceleration) increases (decreases) the cross-isobar angle whereas the geostrophic drag coefficient is a minimum (maximum) for crosswind acceleration (deceleration). On the other hand, cold air advection increases the cross-isobar angle whereas the geostrophic drag coefficient is a maximum when the thermal wind is parallel to the surface wind. The universal functions A m and B m based on vertically averaged winds are also rather insensitive to inertial influences.
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Joffre, S.M. Effects of local accelerations and baroclinity on the mean structure of the atmospheric boundary layer over the sea. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 32, 237–255 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00121881
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