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1
History
2
Formula
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2.1
Direction of Coriolis force for simple cases
3
Intuitive explanation
4
Length scales and the Rossby number
5
Simple cases
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5.1
Tossed ball on a rotating carousel
5.2
Bounced ball
6
Applied to the Earth
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6.1
Rotating sphere
6.2
Meteorology and oceanography
6.2.1
Flow around a low-pressure area
6.2.2
Inertial circles
6.2.3
Other terrestrial effects
6.3
Eötvös effect
6.3.1
Intuitive example
6.4
Draining in bathtubs and toilets
6.4.1
Laboratory testing of draining water under atypical conditions
6.5
Ballistic trajectories
7
Visualization
8
In other areas
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8.1
Coriolis flow meter
8.2
Molecular physics
8.3
Insect flight
8.4
Lagrangian point stability
9
See also
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9.1
Physics and meteorology
9.2
Historical
10
References
11
External links
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