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Other Geophysical Applications
Flow Representation
A schematic representation of flow around a low-pressure area in the Northern Hemisphere. The pressure-gradient force is represented by blue arrows and the Coriolis acceleration (always perpendicular to the velocity) by red arrows
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"Coriolis effect."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis_effect%23Ballistic_missiles_and_satellites
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