Episode 340 - "Coriolis Thing"
This week we talk about why the Coriolis force is a fictitious force and what it does to balance pressure gradients in the atmosphere.
August 27, 20221h 3m
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Show Notes
The Coriolis force is a ficticious force that makes winds flow parallel to isobars in the atmosphere - this week we talk about it and how it fights the pressure gradient force to make the geostrophic balance work!
Fun Paper Friday
- Can counting crows count to zero?
- Kirschhock, Maximilian E., Helen M. Ditz, and Andreas Nieder. "Behavioral and neuronal representation of numerosity zero in the crow." Journal of Neuroscience 41.22 (2021): 4889-4896.
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