Comments on: What weather is the Coriolis Effect more important in? http://hurricanequestions.com/what-weather-is-the-coriolis-effect-more-important-in.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 09:59:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: band http://hurricanequestions.com/what-weather-is-the-coriolis-effect-more-important-in.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7450 band Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:29:04 +0000 http://hurricanequestions.com/what-weather-is-the-coriolis-effect-more-important-in.htm#comment-7450 The answer is a.The coriolis force is determined by the rossby number.Tornadoes have a high rossby number so they are unimpotant as it concerns the coriolis effect. If a low-pressure area forms in the atmosphere, air will tend to flow in towards it, but will be deflected perpendicular to its velocity by the Coriolis acceleration. A system of equilibrium can then establish itself creating circular movement, or a cyclonic flow. Because the Rossby number is low, the force balance is largely between the pressure gradient force acting towards the low-pressure area and the Coriolis force acting away from the center of the low pressure. The answer is a.The coriolis force is determined by the rossby number.Tornadoes have a high rossby number so they are unimpotant as it concerns the coriolis effect.

If a low-pressure area forms in the atmosphere, air will tend to flow in towards it, but will be deflected perpendicular to its velocity by the Coriolis acceleration. A system of equilibrium can then establish itself creating circular movement, or a cyclonic flow. Because the Rossby number is low, the force balance is largely between the pressure gradient force acting towards the low-pressure area and the Coriolis force acting away from the center of the low pressure.

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