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Record 1 1995-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geophysics
DEF

Plane which is used to simulate the spherical Earth and in which there is an assumed linear variation of the Coriolis parameter with latitude.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géophysique
DEF

En un lieu, plan théorique tangent à la sphère terrestre dans lequel la force de Coriolis en fonction de la latitude est, par approximation, considérée comme linéaire : elle est égale à F : By + Yo, y étant la latitude.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geofísica
DEF

Plano en el que hay una supuesta variación lineal del parámetro de Coriolis con la latitud utilizado para simular la esfericidad de la Tierra.

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