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Coriolis Parameter

The Coriolis Parameter is a scalar quantity in geophysical fluid dynamics defined as twice the angular velocity of planetary rotation projected onto the local vertical direction, serving as a coefficient that quantifies the magnitude of the Coriolis effect at a given latitude.

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ON THE WIND-DRIVEN OCEAN CIRCULATION

Walter Munk · Journal of Meteorology · 1950 · 944 citations · Full text

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The Weak Temperature Gradient Approximation and Balanced Tropical Moisture Waves*

Adam H. Sobel, Johan Nilsson, Lorenzo M. Polvani · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 2001 · 687 citations · Full text

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Coriolis effects in the yrast states

F.S. Stephens, R. S. Simon · Nuclear Physics A · 1972 · 544 citations

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Coriolis effects and rotation alignment in nuclei

F. S. Stephens · Reviews of Modern Physics · 1975 · 460 citations

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A Simple Theory for the Fate of Buoyant Coastal Discharges*

Alexander E. Yankovsky, David Chapman · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 1997 · 433 citations · Full text

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  1. IB
    I. Bajsić

    University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

    9 publications · 232 citations

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  2. JK
    Jože Kutin

    University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

    9 publications · 232 citations

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  3. GB
    G. Bobovnik

    University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

    7 publications · 201 citations

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  4. KH
    K. H. Brink

    Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, United States

    6 publications · 254 citations

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  5. PJ
    P. J. Käpylä

    University of Helsinki, Finland

    5 publications · 261 citations

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Institutions

454

  1. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    Falmouth, United States

    22 h-index

    47 publications

    3.1K citations

  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    15 h-index

    27 publications

    1.9K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    15 h-index

    30 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    19 publications

    615 citations

  5. University of Miami

    Coral Gables, United States

    10 h-index

    17 publications

    518 citations

  6. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    10 h-index

    16 publications

    798 citations

  7. University of Reading

    Reading, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    19 publications

    1.7K citations

  8. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    356 citations

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  1. Journal of Physical Oceanography

    75 publications · 3.4K citations

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  2. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    56 publications · 3.7K citations

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  3. Journal of Fluid Mechanics

    43 publications · 2.1K citations

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  4. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 33 publications · 1.9K citations

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  5. Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

    23 publications · 722 citations

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