Answer 1:
A
The Coriolis force would not actually be
affected by climate change. The reason for
this is that the Coriolis force is a function
of Earth’s rotation. Since Earth rotates
faster at the equator than it does at the poles,
circulating air becomes deflected.
More specifically, circulating air becomes
deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere
and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere (it
does not matter if air is traveling from the
equator to the poles or from the poles to the
equator, the deflection pattern will not change).
Therefore, since climate change has no effect
on Earth’s rotation, and the Coriolis force is
dependent on Earth’s rotation, climate change
would not affect the Coriolis force. Below is
an image of how circulating winds are deflected on
Earth in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres; in
the case below, warm air is traveling towards the
poles from the equator and being deflected to the
right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left
in the Southern Hemisphere.
click here to see the picture
Visit the NOAA site below for more details:
noaa
Another great article about the Coriolis Effect,
by the National Geographic Society, can be found
online at the website below:
coriolis-effect
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