Vandenbrouck, F.; Berthier, L.; Gheusi, F. Coriolis force in geophysics: an elementary introduction and examples. (English) Zbl 1037.86001 Eur. J. Phys. 21, No. 4, 359-366 (2000). Summary: We show how geophysics can illustrate and thus improve classical mechanics lectures concerning the study of Coriolis force effects. Here, we are interested in atmospheric and oceanic phenomena, with which we are familiar, and which are for that reason of pedagogical and practical interest. Our aim is to model them in a very simple way to bring out the physical phenomena that are involved. Cited in 1 Document MSC: 86-01 Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to geophysics 70-01 Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to mechanics of particles and systems 86A05 Hydrology, hydrography, oceanography 86A10 Meteorology and atmospheric physics Keywords:anticyclones; cyclones; Rossby waves; jet streams; Kelvin waves; wind-driven circulation PDFBibTeX XMLCite \textit{F. Vandenbrouck} et al., Eur. J. Phys. 21, No. 4, 359--366 (2000; Zbl 1037.86001) Full Text: DOI arXiv