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Large-scale motions of the atmosphere can be viewed in a balanced state in an approximate sense. The primary balances of the atmosphere are hydrostatic balance and geostrophic balance. In this chapter the basic properties of these balances are summarized and their stabilities examined.
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Satoh, M. (2014). Basic balances and stability. In: Atmospheric Circulation Dynamics and General Circulation Models. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13574-3_2
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