ESS55
Prof. Jin-Yi Yu
Another Kind of Coriolis Force
qThe Coriolis force also causes the east-west wind to deflect to the
right of its intent path in the Northern Hemisphere and to the
left in the Southern Hemisphere.
qThe deflections are caused by the centrifugal force associated with the
east-west motion, and , therefore, related to rotation of the Earth, and are also
considered as a kind of Coriolis force.
qAlthough the description of the deflection effect for north-south and
east-west motions are very different, their mathematical expressions are the
same.
(from The Earth
System)