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physical phenomenon > Coriolis

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Coriolis  

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  • In physics, the Coriolis force is an inertial or fictitious force that acts on objects in motion within a frame of reference that rotates with respect to an inertial frame. In a reference frame with clockwise rotation, the force acts to the left of the motion of the object. In one with anticlockwise (or counterclockwise) rotation, the force acts to the right. Deflection of an object due to the Coriolis force is called the Coriolis effect. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis_force)

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  • Coriolis force

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