A force exerted on a parcel of air (or any moving body) due to the rotation of the earth. This force causes a deflection of the body to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere
A pseudo force used mathematically to describe motion, as of aircraft or cloud formations, relative to a noninertial, uniformly rotating frame of reference such as the earth. Apparent force that must be included if Newton's laws of motion are to be used in a rotating system. First described by Gustave-Gaspard Coriolis (1792-1843) in 1835, the force acts to the right of the direction of body motion for counterclockwise rotation and to the left for clockwise rotation. On Earth an object that moves along a north-south path, or longitudinal line, will be apparently deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. The deflection is related to the motion of the object, the motion of the Earth, and latitude. The Coriolis effect is important in meteorology and oceanography as well as ballistics; it also has great significance in astrophysics
A force per unit mass that arises solely from the earth's rotation, acting as a deflecting force It is dependent on the latitude and speed of the moving object In the Northern Hemisphere the air is deflected to the right, and in the Southern Hemisphere to the left The coriolis effect is almost non-existent at the equator
Effect of the earth's rotation tending to turn the direction of motion of any object or fluid toward the right in the Northern Hemisphere and the left in the Southern Hemisphere
a fictitious force used to account for the apparent deflection of a body in motion with respect to the earth, as seen by an observer on the earth The deflection (to the right in the Northern Hemisphere) is caused by the rotation of the earth
A term in the relative hydrodynamic equations of motion that takes into account the effect of the Earth's rotation on moving objects (including air and water) when viewed with reference to a coordinate system attached to the rotating Earth The horizontal component is directed 90° to the right (when looking in the direction of motion) in the Northern Hemisphere and 90° to the left in the Southern The horizontal component is zero along the Equator; also, when the object is at rest relative to the Earth The Coriolis acceleration = 2vU sin ø : where v is the speed of the object, U is the angular velocity of the Earth, and ø is the latitude Named for Gaspard Gustave de Coriolis who published his formulation in 1835
an apparent force that as a result of the earth ' s rotation deflects moving objects (as projectiles or air currents) to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere
In meteorology, a deflecting force acting on a body in motion and resulting from the earth's rotation It deflects air currents to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere, thus having an effect on wind direction
An apparent force caused by the rotation of the earth In the Northern Hemisphere winds are deflected to the right, and in the Southern Hemisphere to the left
The apparent tendency of a freely moving particle to swing to one side when its motion is referred to a set of axes that is itself rotating in space, such as Earth The acceleration is perpendicular to the direction of the speed of the article relative to the Earth's surface and is directed to the right in the northern hemisphere Winds are affected by rotation of the Earth so that instead of a wind blowing in the direction it starts, it turns to the right of that direction in the northern hemisphere; left in the southern hemisphere
A force which must be included in the calculation of motion in a rotating frame of reference, if the body moves in such a way that its rotation velocity changes In general, it tends to preserve that part of its velocity The Coriolis force is responsible for the swirling of hurricanes and large weather systems--for air flowing into a region of low pressure, counterclockwise north of the equator, clockwise south of the equator (reverse directions for air flowing out of a high pressure region) See centrifugal force
(acceleration): A composite centrifugal force, due to rotation of the Earth, acting on objects (including air and water) moving in relation to the Earth It causes deflection of such moving objects to the left in the southern hemisphere, and to the right in the northern hemisphere
tendency for a freely moving object to swerve to one side as motion is refered to a set of moving axes such as the Earth ex winds blowing from the north tend to swing towards the right, and those blowing from the south swing left
Earth's rotation from east to west exerts a dragging force on the atmosphere This "coriolis"force is greater near the poles, where earth's surface spins faster, than at the equator, where the surface moves comparatively slowly
A force exerted on a parcel of air (or any moving body) due to the rotation of the earth This force causes a deflection of the body to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere
(physics) a force due to the earth's rotation; acts on a body in motion (airplane or projectile) in a rotating reference frame; in a rotating frame of reference Newton's second law of motion can be made to apply if in addition to the real forces actingon a body a Coriolis force and a centrifugal force are introduced