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coriolis acceleration at the ocean surface Hi Tiny-tim, I am assuming I use (2 omega V sin latitude) for coriolis acceleration. I am just confused about sketching the magnitude of the acceleration as a function of x along the line from A to B where y=0. Would that mean that I start at the...

Homework Statement Hello all, I am having some trouble with answering the problem below, mostly because I do not know what the letters stand for and what kind of graph is meant to be drawn. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks For a particle going in a circle with speed U...

Homework Statement Hello everyone, I am having some problems with a question about the coriolis acceleration in a particular region. Attached is an image showing velocity measurements going in a circular motion at the surface of the ocean. A to B is 200 km and the fastest velocity is .5...