It is the balance of this horizontal pressure gradient and the acceleration provided by the spinning of the planet that is the dominate force balance in the atmosphere. It is called geostrophic equilibrium or geostrophic balance and it determines the horizontal structure of motion in the atmosphere.
Synopsis. Caroline Lucretia Herschel was born on March 16, 1750, in Hanover, Germany. She moved to England with her brother, Sir William Herschel, in 1772. She studied singing and they performed together until 1782, when her brother became a court astronomer for George III.
Caroline has been in Monaco. Here she is in November 2010 at National Day with, from left, son Andrea, Prince Albert's fiancee Charlene Wittstock, daughter Princess Alexandra of Hanover, daughter Charlotte, son Pierre, Princess Stephanie and Albert.