oce (version 0.9-20)

coriolis: Coriolis parameter on rotating earth

Description

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

Usage

coriolis(latitude, degrees = TRUE)

Arguments

latitude

Vector of latitudes in $deg$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.

Examples

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