The Coriolis effect is at its minimum at the equator and ... One of the most important ingredients for a hurricane to develop is low vertical wind shear – winds that change direction or speed ...

This method relies on the Coriolis effect, which describes how a rotating system experiences a force that acts perpendicular to the direction of motion. Recent research has focused on enhancing ...

Wind moves the surface waters by friction, but away from the equator the Coriolis effect means this is diverted, to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left south of the equator ...

Another wind, the Coriolis Force, deflects this warmer water ... and mammals such as seals and whales. Because of the effect of the upwelling along the Benguela coast, the Namib supports a biomass ...