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Understanding the Coriolis Effect by gortonm1 is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses the Coriolis effect, which causes objects moving in a rotating reference frame to deflect to the right in the northern hemisphere and left in the southern hemisphere. It describes how the Coriolis effect is caused by the inertia of moving objects on the rotating Earth. It also discusses related phenomena like geostrophic wind balance between the Coriolis force and pressure gradient force.
- Author
- gortonm1
- Language
- EN