A geostrophic wind is a wind that results from a balance between the ____ force and the ____ force.
A) pressure gradient; gravitational
B) pressure gradient; frictional
C) Coriolis; gravitational
D) Coriolis; frictional
E) Coriolis; pressure gradient
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