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If the air moves north towards the axis it spins
faster and
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drifts east – to its right.
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If the air moves south away from the axis it spins
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and drifts west – again to its
right.
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More detail arguments show that the rotation always
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deflects the wind to its right (in the northern hemisphere)
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CORIOLIS FORCE
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Going N, deflected E
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Going W, deflected N
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Going S, deflected W
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Going E, deflected S
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The effect is the opposite in the southern
hemisphere
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The effect is stronger the faster the planet is
rotating
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