Where would you expect to observe geostrophic balance, gradient balance, supergeostropic and subgeostrophic winds? Show the balance of forces in these.

Where would you expect to observe geostrophic balance, gradient balance, supergeostropic and subgeostrophic winds? Show the balance of forces in these

regions http://www.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/Loops/pac500satf00/Pacific_500mb_Analysis_07_Day.shtml

Thickness (1000-500) 700hPa height/temperature/winds)

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Discuss the advection of temperature in the regions marked with a star . Plot the thermal wind, the temperature gradient (vectors). Assume that the 700hPa winds represent the mean wind between 1000 and 500 hPa.