# Problem with Coriolis Acceleration

## Homework Statement

Find the magnitude in g's of the Coriolis acceleration due to the earth's rotation of a plane flying 600 mph due north over the location of latitude (37˚13'04"N), longitude (121˚50'39"W), at an elevation of 80 meters above mean sea level.

aCor = 2Ω × vxy

## The Attempt at a Solution

n/a

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On homework problems, you will have to show some work to get help. What values or calculations can you give for ##\Omega## and ##v_{xy}##?

On homework problems, you will have to show some work to get help. What values or calculations can you give for ##\Omega## and ##v_{xy}##?

##\Omega## = earth's rotation=0.0000727
##v_{xy}## = 268.22 m/s

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##\Omega## = earth's rotation=0.0000727
##v_{xy}## = 268.22 m/s
Sorry, these are vectors. I should have used a notation that made that clear. The better representation is
##\vec a_{Cor} = 2\vec \Omega \times \vec v##
(I'm not sure right now what your xy subscript is for)

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