Coriolis Parameter
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Coriolis Parameter
Twice the component of the earth's angular velocity about the local
vertical, 2 Missing Image:IMG src="c_files/omegasm.gif" sin Missing Image:IMG
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angular speed of the earth and Missing Image:IMG src="c_files/phisms.gif" is the latitude.
References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use