CORIOLIS EFFECT

CONTENTS
• WHAT IS CORIOLIS FORCE/EFFECT
• DOES CORIOLIS FORCE IS REALLY A FORCE OR EFFECT ? DILLIP KUMAR NAIK
• WHAT CAUSES CORIOLIS EFFECT ? PG 2nd year (APPLIED GEOLOGY)
• SOME FACTS
• MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION FOR CORIOLIS EFFECT
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• OBSERVED PHENOMENA RAVENSHAW UNIVERSITY
• CONCLUSION
 CORIOLIS FORCE/EFFECT
Coriolis effect direction
• DEFINITION
 Force experienced by a rotating system acting
perpendicular to the motion of direction and to

Moving object
the axis of rotation.

 The Coriolis effect changes the intended path of a

moving body. Named after Gaspard Gustave de
Coriolis, the French engineer who first calculated
its influence in 1835, it is often incorrectly called
the Coriolis force.
DOES CORIOLIS FORCE IS REALLY A FORCE OR EFFECT ?
Since Coriolis force does not accelerate the moving objects which
means it do not interfere with speed or acceleration of the moving
objects.

Coriolis effect do not influence the speed of moving object.

It is just an observation or a phenomena which deflects the moving

objects from their intended path to the right in northern hemisphere
and to the left in southern hemisphere.

The Coriolis effect causes moving objects on Earth to follow curved

paths.
This is why the Coriolis effect has a dramatic effect on atmospheric
circulation and the movement of ocean currents.

Force=Mass × Acceleration

F=ma

F=m
 WHAT CAUSES CORIOLIS EFFECT ?
The Coriolis effect is a result of
the difference in the speed of
earth rotation at different
latitudes more specifically Coriolis
effect rises due to rotation of the
earth towards east.

In reality, objects travel along

straight-line paths , but Earth
rotates underneath them, making
the objects appear to curve.
 Pole Vmin

Equator Vmax 0

W E

Distance at poles=minimum
Distance at equator=maximum
Dequator  Dpoles
VELOCITY=  Time taken in one rotation is=24 hours
 Now t=constant
 V=
 V
V=  V,D 
 FACTS
The Coriolis effect acts on all moving objects and it is more prominent
on objects travelling long distances specially North or South. Coriolis
effect has a dramatic effect on atmospheric circulation and the
movement of the ocean currents.

The maximum Coriolis effect is at the poles and the Coriolis effect on
equator is zero. Magnitude of Coriolis effect depends upon the length
of the time the object is in motion.

If objects moving towards east or west along the equator then there
will be no Coriolis effect.
Minimum N
MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION FOR CORIOLIS EFFECT
C.E.

Maximum
Coriolis effect Coriolis effect=2vsin

Where, v=Velocity
=Angular velocity
S
=Latitude
Coriolis effect=2vsin
CORIOLIS EFFECT AT EQUATOR CORIOLIS EFFECT AT POLES
 =0  =90
 sin0=0  Sin90=1(maximum)
 2vsin  2vsin
 Coriolis effect at equator is 0.  Coriolis effect at poles is maximum.
 OBSERVED PHENOMENA
The moving objects deflects
from intended path to the
right direction in the
northern hemisphere.

Whereas in southern
hemisphere the moving
object deflect to the left
perpendicular to the motion
of direction.
 Centre of merry go round
Merry go round

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Anticlockwise

It is all about perception.

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In this entire concept , our
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Left

All the things will be discussed in

Centre
Ball
the perception of NATIA BHAI.
 FOR NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

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 CONCLUSION

 The Coriolis effect plays a significant role in various natural

phenomena,including weather patterns,ocean currents,and
projectile motion.

 It influences the direction and trajectory of moving objects on

Earth,and its understanding is crucial in fields such as
meteorology,navigation,and oceanography.
Thank You