TangoWhiskey
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis_effect
Pretty good article. The animation at the top is great.
I found this article after looking at a plot of F3-F5 tornados that showed their ground tracks:
http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/nebraska/F3-5tornadoes-us1950-2005.html
Noticing that they all (mostly) tracked NE, I thought "that's probably due to Coriolis effect".
But, is it really? Coriolis effect tends to deflect things to the RIGHT in the Northern Hemisphere. These track lines tend to deflect to the LEFT.
What say you weather gurus?
Pretty good article. The animation at the top is great.
I found this article after looking at a plot of F3-F5 tornados that showed their ground tracks:
http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/nebraska/F3-5tornadoes-us1950-2005.html
Noticing that they all (mostly) tracked NE, I thought "that's probably due to Coriolis effect".
But, is it really? Coriolis effect tends to deflect things to the RIGHT in the Northern Hemisphere. These track lines tend to deflect to the LEFT.
What say you weather gurus?