Question

what is coriolis acceleration?

Answer 1

(mechanics) An acceleration which, when added to the acceleration of an object relative to a rotating coordinate system and to its centripetal acceleration, gives the acceleration of the object relative to a fixed coordinate system. A vector which is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to that of the first definition.

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Answer 2

http://www-das.uwyo.edu/~geerts/cwx/notes/chap11/coriolis_acc.html

Answer 3

Coriolis the acceleration of a rotating object. Take Earth this causes massive influence on geophysical processes. Found by Gustave-Gaspard Coriolis!