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Pressure Gradients – The pressure gradient force initiates movement of atmospheric mass, wind, from areas of higher to areas of lower pressure Horizontal Pressure Gradients – Typically only small gradients exist across large spatial scales (1mb/100km) – Smaller scale weather features, such as hurricanes and tornadoes,
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