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- https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Meteorology_and_Climate_Science/Book%3A_Fundamentals_of_Atmospheric_Science_(Brune)/10%3A_Dynamics_-_Forces/10.05%3A_Effects_of_Earths_Rotation-_Apparent_ForcesThe value of g at the equator is \(9.780 \mathrm{ms}^{-2},\) which is 0.052\(m s^{-2}\) smaller than the value of g at the poles, which is 9.832 m s –2 . The centrifugal force at the equator is \(\Ome...The value of g at the equator is \(9.780 \mathrm{ms}^{-2},\) which is 0.052\(m s^{-2}\) smaller than the value of g at the poles, which is 9.832 m s –2 . The centrifugal force at the equator is \(\Omega^{2} R=\left(7.27 \times 10^{-5} \mathrm{s}^{-1}\right)^{2}\left(6.378 \times 10^{6} \mathrm{m}\right)=0.033 \mathrm{m} \mathrm{s}^{-2}\), and hence accounts for more almost 2/3 of the difference in g between the equator and the poles.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Sedimentology/Introduction_to_Fluid_Motions_and_Sediment_Transport_(Southard)/07%3A_Flow_in_Rotating_Environments/7.01%3A_Playing_on_a_Rotating_TableThe fictitious side force that seems to act on moving bodies in a rotating environment is called the Coriolis force, after the nineteenth-century French mathematician who first analyzed the effect. An...The fictitious side force that seems to act on moving bodies in a rotating environment is called the Coriolis force, after the nineteenth-century French mathematician who first analyzed the effect. And the apparent acceleration of the sphere (it is a radial acceleration, not a tangential acceleration, in that only the direction changes, not the speed) is called the Coriolis acceleration. The entire effect is called the Coriolis effect.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Lumen_Learning/Earth_Science_(Lumen)/07%3A_The_Ocean/7.07%3A_CurrentsThis page explains that ocean surface currents, influenced by wind, Earth's rotation, and basin shapes, are crucial for heat distribution and climate influences, with the Gulf Stream as a key example....This page explains that ocean surface currents, influenced by wind, Earth's rotation, and basin shapes, are crucial for heat distribution and climate influences, with the Gulf Stream as a key example. Deep currents, driven by temperature and salinity differences, contribute to nutrient transport and marine ecosystems. Currents move in specific patterns, with important upwelling areas essential for marine life.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Geography_(Physical)/The_Environment_of_the_Earth's_Surface_(Southard)/08%3A_Coasts/8.03%3A_Tides_and_Tidal_CurrentsGo to any seacoast and build a tide gauge to obtain a record of sea level as a function of time (over a period of weeks or months) by somehow damping out or averaging over or filtering out the effects...Go to any seacoast and build a tide gauge to obtain a record of sea level as a function of time (over a period of weeks or months) by somehow damping out or averaging over or filtering out the effects of waves on time scales of seconds and storms on time scales of days to weeks. What would you observe? In most places, you would find regular and systematic fluctuations in water level with dominant “periods” of about half a day or about one day, together with more subtle longer-term patterns on ti
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Lumen_Learning/Earth_Science_(Lumen)/07%3A_The_Ocean/7.04%3A_Ocean_CurrentsThis page explains ocean water movement driven by wind, the Earth's rotation, and gravitational forces, highlighting the roles of surface and deep currents in climate and marine ecosystems. It discuss...This page explains ocean water movement driven by wind, the Earth's rotation, and gravitational forces, highlighting the roles of surface and deep currents in climate and marine ecosystems. It discusses upwelling, which brings nutrient-rich water to the surface, and covers the influence of Greenland's ice on the Gulf Stream. Key vocabulary related to ocean dynamics, such as amplitude, crest, and tsunami, is defined to enhance understanding of these processes.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Sedimentology/Introduction_to_Fluid_Motions_and_Sediment_Transport_(Southard)/07%3A_Flow_in_Rotating_Environments/7.02%3A_The_Coriolis_Effect_on_the_Earth's_SurfaceFluid flows you observe on the Earth’s surface experience a Coriolis acceleration because the Earth is rotating, and both you and the flowing fluid are rotating with it. The effects you discovered on ...Fluid flows you observe on the Earth’s surface experience a Coriolis acceleration because the Earth is rotating, and both you and the flowing fluid are rotating with it. The effects you discovered on your turntable show up in those flows as well. The only places this should seem really obvious to you are at the North Pole and the South Pole—where the Earth’s surface is perpendicular to the axis of rotation. But the Coriolis acceleration affects fluid motions everywhere else on the Earth.
