Fictitious force deflecting moving objects in a rotating frame: to the right in the Northern Hemisphere, left in the Southern.
Specifications & Metrics
symbol
F = −2m ω × v
Core Principles & Analysis
The mathematical expression for the Coriolis force appeared in an 1835 paper by Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, in connection with the theory of water wheels.
Air and water moving across Earth's surface are deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.
Early in the 20th century the term Coriolis force began to be used in connection with meteorology.