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← GeographyWhich effect increases as air parcel velocity increases parallel to isobar lines due to the Coriolis force?
A)Formation of geostrophic wind balance✓
B)Intensification of Hadley cell subsidence
C)Development of thermal inversion layers
D)Orographic precipitation enhancement
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When air parcels move with high velocity along isobars, the Coriolis force deflects them until balanced by the pressure gradient force, establishing geostrophic wind balance because the forces reach equilibrium. Therefore, geostrophic wind formation occurs, rather than subsidence, inversion, or enhancement, which each require different atmospheric conditions.
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