Coriolis effect

E157013
apparent force physical phenomenon

The Coriolis effect is the apparent deflection of moving objects caused by Earth's rotation, strongly influencing global wind patterns and ocean currents.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Coriolis effect canonical 7
Coriolis force 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf apparent force ⓘ
physical phenomenon ⓘ
affects Foucault pendulum motion ⓘ
aircraft navigation ⓘ
atmospheric circulation ⓘ
ballistic missiles ⓘ
cyclone rotation ⓘ
jet streams ⓘ
moving objects ⓘ
ocean currents ⓘ
ocean gyres ⓘ
projectile trajectories ⓘ
trade winds ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Coriolis effect ⓘ
surface form: Coriolis force
apparentIn non-inertial reference frame ⓘ
category classical mechanics ⓘ
geophysical fluid dynamics ⓘ
cause Earth rotation ⓘ
causes clockwise rotation of low-pressure systems in Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
counterclockwise rotation of low-pressure systems in Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
dependsOn angular velocity of rotating frame ⓘ
velocity of moving object ⓘ
describedBy Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis ⓘ
describedInYear 1835 ⓘ
directionInNorthernHemisphere deflection to the right of motion ⓘ
directionInSouthernHemisphere deflection to the left of motion ⓘ
fieldOfStudy Earth sciences ⓘ
physics ⓘ
isNotCauseOf preferred direction of water draining in small sinks ⓘ
mathematicalFormulation 2m(Ω × v) ⓘ
namedAfter Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis ⓘ
occursOn rotating reference frame ⓘ
relatedConcept Rossby number ⓘ
centrifugal force ⓘ
geostrophic balance ⓘ
inertial frame of reference ⓘ
scaleRelevant large-scale atmospheric motions ⓘ
large-scale oceanic motions ⓘ
strongerAt high latitudes ⓘ
usedIn aviation ⓘ
ballistics ⓘ
geophysics ⓘ
meteorology ⓘ
oceanography ⓘ
weakerAt low latitudes ⓘ
zeroAt equator ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Equatorial Current → governedBy → Coriolis effect ⓘ
South Atlantic subtropical gyre → governedBy → Coriolis effect ⓘ
Ekman transport → hasCause → Coriolis effect ⓘ
Indian Ocean subtropical gyre → drivenBy → Coriolis effect ⓘ
Beaufort Gyre → drivingForce → Coriolis effect ⓘ
Coriolis effect → alsoKnownAs → Coriolis effect ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coriolis force
Jacobi integral → relatedTo → Coriolis effect ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coriolis force
Roaring Forties → cause → Coriolis effect ⓘ
North Sea tides → influencedBy → Coriolis effect ⓘ