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the approximation that horizontal temperature gradients in the free tropical troposphere are small, so diabatic heating is balanced by vertical motion.

In atmospheric science, weak temperature gradient approximation refers to the approximation that horizontal temperature gradients in the free tropical troposphere are small, so diabatic heating is balanced by vertical motion. This meaning comes from Sobel (2001) in Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.[1]

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  1. Sobel, A. H., Nilsson, J., & Polvani, L. M. (2001). The Weak Temperature Gradient Approximation and Balanced Tropical Moisture Waves. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 58(23), 3650-3665. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<3650:twtgaa>2.0.co;2

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