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505 - ATPL Question Bank in English - An aircraft flies westward on a heading of 270° while maintaining the 500 hPa pressure surface in the Northern Hemisphere. Assuming approximately geostrophic flow, which statement is correct?

Question 505 - Meteorology - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot Licence

If in this pressure surface the wind comes from the direction 180 degrees, then true altitude is increasing

If in this pressure surface the wind comes from the direction 360 degrees, then true altitude is increasing

If in this pressure surface the wind comes from the direction 090 degrees, then true altitude is increasing

If in this pressure surface the wind comes from the direction 270 degrees, then true altitude is increasing

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