oce (version 0.1.63)

coriolis: Coriolis parameter on rotating earth

Description

Compute $f$, the Coriolis parameter as a function of latitude.

Usage

f <- coriolis(lat, degrees=TRUE);

Arguments

lat

Latitude in $^\circ$N or radians north of the equator.

degrees

Flag indicating whether degrees are used for latitude; if set to FALSE, radians are used.

Value

• Coriolis parameter [radian/s].

References

Gill, A.E., 1982. Atmosphere-ocean Dynamics, Academic Press, New York, 662 pp.

See Also

N/A.

Examples

C <- coriolis(45) # 1e-4