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Getting Around The Coriolis Force
published by the The Ohio State University
This website presents a qualitative explanation of the Coriolis force. The website uses vectors diagrams to help explain why moving objects on Earth (like artillery shells) seem to curve.  Applications to high and low pressure systems are described.
http://www.dvandom.com/coriolis/
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Classical Mechanics
- Applications of Newton's Laws
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
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Keywords:
Newton’s force law, false force, fictitious force, forces, rotation, vector addition
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created July 5, 2007 by Andrew Coughlin
Record Updated:
August 10, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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November 15, 2000
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(Ohio State University, Columbus, 2007), WWW Document, (http://www.dvandom.com/coriolis/).
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Getting Around The Coriolis Force (Ohio State University, Columbus, 2007), <http://www.dvandom.com/coriolis/>.
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Getting Around The Coriolis Force. (2000, November 15). Retrieved April 18, 2024, from Ohio State University: http://www.dvandom.com/coriolis/
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Ohio State University. Getting Around The Coriolis Force. Columbus: Ohio State University, November 15, 2000. http://www.dvandom.com/coriolis/ (accessed 18 April 2024).
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Getting Around The Coriolis Force. Columbus: Ohio State University, 2007. 15 Nov. 2000. 18 Apr. 2024 <http://www.dvandom.com/coriolis/>.
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