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Coriolis Force Example Open in a new windowLink Details
- Lets you simulate the Coriolis effect on a turning disk.
- http://severewx.atmos.uiuc.edu/06/online.6.1.html

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The Coriolis Effect: Wild Weather Open in a new windowLink Details
- How large thunderstorms, hurricanes, and other weather patterns are affected by the Coriolis effect.
- http://www.abc.net.au/northcoast/stories/s1000270.htm

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The Coriolis Effect Revisited Open in a new windowLink Details
- Offers an illustration of how an object moving in a straight path on a rotating sphere will be seen by an observer that is not rotating.
- http://www-das.uwyo.edu/~geerts/cwx/notes/chap11/coriolis.html

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The Coriolis Effect Open in a new windowLink Details
- Offers a fairly simple explanation of why objects curve on the Earth when they should move straight.
- http://stratus.ssec.wisc.edu/courses/gg101/coriolis/coriolis.html

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Coriolis Force Open in a new windowLink Details
- This experiment shows the effects of the Coriolis force, which determines the directions of a hurricane's spiral.
- http://chainreaction.asu.edu/weather/trythis/coriolis.htm

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Coriolis Effect Open in a new windowLink Details
- Experiment to see the Coriolis effect which uses a turntable or globe, a ruler and chalk.
- http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/educ/activit/coriolis.htm

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Spinning Brains Open in a new windowLink Details
- Offers pictures and a movie which help explain the Coriolis effect.
- http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/23jul_spin.htm?list655833

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Observe How the Coriolis Effect Influences Wind Direction. Open in a new windowLink Details
- Animation showing how the winds should blow without the Coriolis effect, and how they actually blow.
- http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es1905/es1905page01.cfm?chapter_no=19

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UKDivers.net: The Coriolis Effect Open in a new windowLink Details
- Overview of the Coriolis effect, and how it influences the trade winds.
- http://www.ukdivers.net/meteorology/coriolis.htm

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Coriolis Effect and Friction Open in a new windowLink Details
- Explains how the Coriolis effect, friction, and the geostrophic winds are related.
- http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/circulation/coriolis_and%20friction.html

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Curious About Astronomy Open in a new windowLink Details
- Answers questions about if the Coriolis effect determines which way water drains down a sink, and if it affects black holes.
- http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=516

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USAToday.com: Understanding the Coriolis Force Open in a new windowLink Details
- Explains the Coriolis effect, and how it relates to hurricanes and draining toilets.
- http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/basics/coriolis-understanding.htm

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Wikipedia: Coriolis Effect Open in a new windowLink Details
- Gives the formula, and has pictures to help visualize the effect.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis_effect

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Getting Around The Coriolis Force Open in a new windowLink Details
- A simple way to understand the Coriolis effect, and how it affects weather patterns.
- http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~dvandom/Edu/newcor.html

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Bad Coriolis Open in a new windowLink Details
- Explains common behaviors that teachers sometimes wrongly teach their students.
- http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/Bad/BadCoriolis.html

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