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coriolis parameter
A measure of planetary rotation as a function of latitude. The parameter denoted by f varies with latitude phi according to f= 2Omegasinphi, in which Omega is the frequency of planetary rotation.
- Kalbos dalis: noun
- Pramonės šaka / sritis: Earth science
- Category: Oceanography
- Company: Marine Conservation Society
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