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coriolis_parameter  

Definition

  • The Coriolis parameter is twice the component of the earth's angular velocity about the local vertical i.e. 2 W sin L, where L is latitude and W the angular speed of the earth.

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  • Mapping to be determined

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https://vocab.met.no/CFSTDN/coriolis_parameter

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