Discussion
Which wind does the thermal wind relation describe?
Answer: A
The thermal wind is the vector difference between the geostrophic winds at the top and bottom of a layer, and it blows parallel to the layer mean isotherms with cold air on the left in the northern hemisphere. It is not itself a wind that anything experiences but a shear. Its existence follows from combining geostrophic and hydrostatic balance, so it applies wherever both do.
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