Comparer des méthodes

	Vent géostrophique	Vent thermique	Modèle WRF
Domaine	Météorologie	Météorologie	Météorologie
Famille	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Année d'origine	1857	1920s	2000
Auteur d'origine	Buys Ballot, Coriolis	Jacobbian insights from geostrophic flow	Skamarock and Klemp
Type	Wind balance principle	Wind-temperature relationship	Atmospheric simulation system
Source fondatrice	Holton, J. R. (2004). An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology (4th ed.). Academic Press.	Holton, J. R. (2004). An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology (4th ed.). Academic Press.	Skamarock, W. C., Klemp, J. B., Dudhia, J., et al. (2008). A Description of the Advanced Research WRF Version 3. NCAR Technical Note NCAR/TN-475+STR.
Alias	Geostrophic wind, Geostrophic balance, Geostrophic approximation	Thermal wind, Vertical wind shear, Barotropic	Weather Research and Forecasting, WRF, ARW, NMM
Apparentées	3	3	4
Résumé	Geostrophic wind balance is a fundamental concept in meteorology that describes the balance between the pressure gradient force and the Coriolis force in large-scale atmospheric flow. When this balance is achieved, wind blows parallel to isobars without acceleration—a condition observed in the free atmosphere away from the equator and surface boundary layer.	The thermal wind relationship is a fundamental meteorological principle that links vertical wind shear to horizontal temperature gradients. It states that wind speed increases with height in the direction of warming—a direct consequence of hydrostatic and geostrophic balance combined with the ideal gas law.	The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model is a mesoscale atmospheric simulation system used for weather forecasting, research, and climate applications. Developed cooperatively by NCAR, NOAA, and academic institutions, WRF became operational in 2004 and has become one of the most widely used atmospheric models worldwide.