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Coriolis Effect, Illustration

The Coriolis effect is one whereby a mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force (the Coriolis force) acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation. On the earth, the effect tends to deflect moving objects to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern and is important in the formation of cyclonic weather systems. The Coriolis effect is caused by the rotation of the Earth and the inertia of the mass experiencing the effect. Because the Earth completes only one rotation per day, the Coriolis force is quite small, and its effects generally become noticeable only for motions occurring over large distances and long periods of time, such as large-scale movement of air in the atmosphere or water in the ocean.

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Title: Coriolis Effect, Illustration

Caption: The Coriolis effect is one whereby a mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force (the Coriolis force) acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation. On the earth, the effect tends to deflect moving objects to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern and is important in the formation of cyclonic weather systems. The Coriolis effect is caused by the rotation of the Earth and the inertia of the mass experiencing the effect. Because the Earth completes only one rotation per day, the Coriolis force is quite small, and its effects generally become noticeable only for motions occurring over large distances and long periods of time, such as large-scale movement of air in the atmosphere or water in the ocean.

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Print size: 24.2 × 29.0 cm | 1126.4 × 1346.5 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: ART • ARTWORK • CORIOLIS • CYCLONE • CYCLONIC • DEFLECT • DEFLECTION • DIAGRAM • DRAWING • EARTH • EFFECT • FORCE • FORMATION • GLOBE • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • ILUSTRATION • INFOGRAPHIC • PATTERNS • ROTATING • ROTATION • ROTATIONS • SCIENTIFIC • SYSTEMS • WEATHER