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Quando usar Coriolis Effect 3D Explorer


Use this explorer when you want to see why moving air and water curve, and skip it when you want the tilt that drives the seasons or a plain rotating globe.


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AspectCoriolis Effect 3D ExplorerTypical alternative
Install size0 MB - runs in the browserDesktop weather-lab install varies
PriceUSD 0Often paid software
Earth spin rate usedOmega = 7.29 x 10^-5 rad/sStatic diagram without launch scrub
  • Explaining why storms spin opposite ways in the two hemispheres
  • Linking the spin rate and latitude to the size of the bend
  • Busting the myth that it controls how a sink drains

This is an educational visualization with a hugely exaggerated spin, not to scale.

Walk the controls in the step-by-step guide, or compare options in vs alternatives. Open the Coriolis Effect 3D Explorer.