The Coriolis Effect (Leaving Cert Geography): Flashcards
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What is the Coriolis effect?
What is the Coriolis effect?
How Earth's rotation influences movement of air & water masses
Where does Earth spin fastest?
Where does Earth spin fastest?
At the equator
How does Coriolis effect alter air/water paths?
How does Coriolis effect alter air/water paths?
Makes them curve away from straight-line path
Who was Coriolis effect named after?
Who was Coriolis effect named after?
Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis (French mathematician, 1835)
What drives the Coriolis effect?
What drives the Coriolis effect?
Earth's rotation
What does Coriolis effect NOT do?
What does Coriolis effect NOT do?
Create movement - only changes direction of moving objects
Deflection direction in Northern Hemisphere?
Deflection direction in Northern Hemisphere?
To the right
Deflection direction in Southern Hemisphere?
Deflection direction in Southern Hemisphere?
To the left
How do cyclones rotate in Northern Hemisphere?
How do cyclones rotate in Northern Hemisphere?
Anticlockwise
How do cyclones rotate in Southern Hemisphere?
How do cyclones rotate in Southern Hemisphere?
Clockwise
Which global wind systems affected by Coriolis?
Which global wind systems affected by Coriolis?
Prevailing winds, trade winds & westerlies
Why is Coriolis effect important to understand?
Why is Coriolis effect important to understand?
For atmospheric circulation & predicting weather systems