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CORIOLIS

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Topic: CORIOLIS

Posted By: MINESAPINT
Subject: CORIOLIS
Date Posted: 21 Apr 05 at 12:06pm

Any Coriolis experts on the forum.

I am studying weather for my Yachtmaster exam and have accepted what role Coriolis plays for some time. However I have only just worked out how it actually works on wind or currents travelling N or S. I an still at a loss to think how it works in an E or W direction?????????

MINESAPINT.

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MINESAPINT

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Posted By: Blobby
Date Posted: 22 Apr 05 at 1:19am

Works just the same - if the water going north - south gets turned to the left or right, then the water going east-west has to get out of the way somehow.

If the flow is turbulent you always have some component of the water going north-south even if the main flow is going east-west...