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Old 14th Apr 2001, 20:29
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mstram
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isobars and wind

Hello,

I know that when the isobars are 'close together', the winds will be strong.

The question is, what does 'close' mean ? ... i.e. XXX pressure change over what YYYY distance ?

... and if you have XXX pressure change over YYY distance, can you calculate the wind speed ... or approximate it ?

What other factors do you need to consider when calculating wind ?

Mike