Coriolis Effect

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Election Central Morning Roundup 2009
They circulate counter-clockwise around the basin in narrow (50 km) streams confined to the continental slope by the Coriolis Effect.

Marine Arctic 2009
The Coriolis Effect works in large scales, with hurricanes and such.

northern hemisphere - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
After that, we asked them to think about eye relief, respiratory pause, temperature, barometric pressure, spin drift and the Coriolis Effect?

Planet Medal of Honor - The Ultimate Resource 2010
A gyre is a naturally occurring phenomenon where two opposing dominant wind patterns (North and South) bend because of the earth's ubiquitous Coriolis Effect to form a swirling vortex in the ocean.

GOOD Stiv Wilson 2010
A gyre is a naturally occurring phenomenon where two opposing dominant wind patterns (North and South) bend because of the earth's ubiquitous Coriolis Effect to form a swirling vortex in the ocean.

GOOD Stiv Wilson 2010
Coriolis Effect along the coast drives surface waters away from the coast; this water is then replaced with the denser waters from below.

Museum Blogs 2009