Multiple Choice
In the upper atmosphere,
A) horizontal pressure gradients are smaller than vertical pressure gradients
B) horizontal pressure gradients are the same as vertical pressure gradients
C) horizontal pressure gradients are larger than vertical pressure gradients
D) pressure is relative constant
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