| Coriolis Force |
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| q | First, Point A
rotates faster than Point B (UA > UB) |
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| q | When A arrives
at the latitude of B, it will have a new zonal velocity (Unew) |
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| faster than its original
velocity UA |
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| č Unew > UA
> UB |
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| č | A northward motion starting
at A will arrive to the east of B |
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| č | It looks like there is a
“force” pushing the northward motion toward right |
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| č | This apparent force is
called “Coriolis force”: |
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Coriolis Force = f V |
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| where f =
2*W*Sin(lat) and W=7.292x10-5 rad s-1 |
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