Coriolis parameter

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Coriolis parameter

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Relationship of wind to pressure and governing forces
… = 2ω sin ϕ (Coriolis parameter), ω the angular velocity of Earth’s rotation, ϕ the latitude, ρ the air density (mass per unit volume), p the pressure, and x and y the distances toward the east and north, respectively. This simple non-accelerating flow is known as geostrophic balance and…
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… = 2ω sin ϕ (Coriolis parameter), ω the angular velocity of Earth’s rotation, ϕ the latitude, ρ the air density (mass per unit volume), p the pressure, and x and y the distances toward the east and north, respectively. This simple non-accelerating flow is known as geostrophic balance and…
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