Magnitude of the Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration Calculator

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✖Angular Speed of the Earth's Rotationⓘ Angular Speed of the Earth [Ω_E]			+10% -10%
✖earth-station latitude is the coordinates of earth-stationⓘ earth-station latitude [λe]			+10% -10%
✖Horizontal Speed across the Earth’s Surfaceⓘ Horizontal Speed across the Earth’s Surface [U]			+10% -10%

✖Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration of magnitudeⓘ Magnitude of the Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration [a_C]

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Magnitude of the Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration Solution

STEP 0: Pre-Calculation Summary

Formula Used

coriolis_acceleration = 2*Angular Speed of the Earth*sin(earth-station latitude)*Horizontal Speed across the Earth’s Surface
a_C = 2*Ω_E*sin(λe)*U
This formula uses 1 Functions, 3 Variables

Functions Used

sin - Trigonometric sine function, sin(Angle)

Variables Used

Angular Speed of the Earth - Angular Speed of the Earth's Rotation (Measured in Radian per Second)
earth-station latitude - earth-station latitude is the coordinates of earth-station (Measured in Degree)
Horizontal Speed across the Earth’s Surface - Horizontal Speed across the Earth’s Surface (Measured in Meter per Second)

STEP 1: Convert Input(s) to Base Unit

Angular Speed of the Earth: 100 Radian per Second --> 100 Radian per Second No Conversion Required
earth-station latitude: 10 Degree --> 0.1745329251994 Radian (Check conversion here)
Horizontal Speed across the Earth’s Surface: 50 Meter per Second --> 50 Meter per Second No Conversion Required

STEP 2: Evaluate Formula

Substituting Input Values in Formula

a_C = 2*Ω_E*sin(λe)*U --> 2*100*sin(0.1745329251994)*50

Evaluating ... ...

a_C = 1736.48177666898

STEP 3: Convert Result to Output's Unit

1736.48177666898 --> No Conversion Required

FINAL ANSWER

1736.48177666898 <-- Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration

(Calculation completed in 00.031 seconds)

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Latitude when Magnitude of the Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration is Given

earth_station_latitude = asin(Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration/(2*Angular Speed of the Earth*Horizontal Speed across the Earth’s Surface)) Go

Horizontal Speed Across Earth’s Surface when Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration is Given

speed_across_earths_surface = Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration/(2*Angular Speed of the Earth*sin(earth-station latitude)) Go

Coriolis Frequency when Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration is Given

coriolis_frequency = Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration/Horizontal Speed across the Earth’s Surface Go

Latitude when Coriolis Frequency is Given

earth_station_latitude = asin(Coriolis Frequency/2*Angular Speed of the Earth) Go

Coriolis Frequency

coriolis_frequency = 2*Angular Speed of the Earth*sin(earth-station latitude) Go

Angular Speed of Earth when Coriolis Frequency is Given

angular_speed_of_earth = Coriolis Frequency/2*sin(earth-station latitude) Go

Angle Of Elevation

angle_of_elevation = Right angle-Angle of tilt-earth-station latitude Go

Angle Of Tilt

angle_of_tilt = Right angle-angle of elevation-earth-station latitude Go

Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration when Coriolis Frequency is Given

coriolis_acceleration = Coriolis Frequency*Angular Speed of the Earth Go

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Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration when Coriolis Frequency is Given

coriolis_acceleration = Coriolis Frequency*Angular Speed of the Earth Go

Magnitude of the Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration Formula

coriolis_acceleration = 2*Angular Speed of the Earth*sin(earth-station latitude)*Horizontal Speed across the Earth’s Surface
a_C = 2*Ω_E*sin(λe)*U

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How to Calculate Magnitude of the Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration?

Magnitude of the Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration calculator uses coriolis_acceleration = 2*Angular Speed of the Earth*sin(earth-station latitude)*Horizontal Speed across the Earth’s Surface to calculate the Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration, The Magnitude of the Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration is defined as the acceleration due to the rotation of the earth, experienced by particles (water parcels, for example) moving along the earth's surface. Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration and is denoted by a_C symbol.

How to calculate Magnitude of the Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Magnitude of the Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration, enter Angular Speed of the Earth (Ω_E), earth-station latitude (λe) and Horizontal Speed across the Earth’s Surface (U) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Magnitude of the Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration calculation can be explained with given input values -> 1736.482 = 2*100*sin(0.1745329251994)*50.

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What is Magnitude of the Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration?

How to calculate Magnitude of the Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration?

The Magnitude of the Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration is defined as the acceleration due to the rotation of the earth, experienced by particles (water parcels, for example) moving along the earth's surface is calculated using coriolis_acceleration = 2*Angular Speed of the Earth*sin(earth-station latitude)*Horizontal Speed across the Earth’s Surface. To calculate Magnitude of the Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration, you need Angular Speed of the Earth (Ω_E), earth-station latitude (λe) and Horizontal Speed across the Earth’s Surface (U). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Angular Speed of the Earth, earth-station latitude and Horizontal Speed across the Earth’s Surface and hit the calculate button. You can also select the units (if any) for Input(s) and the Output as well.

How many ways are there to calculate Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration?

In this formula, Horizontal Component of Coriolis Acceleration uses Angular Speed of the Earth, earth-station latitude and Horizontal Speed across the Earth’s Surface. We can use 1 other way(s) to calculate the same, which is/are as follows -

coriolis_acceleration = Coriolis Frequency*Angular Speed of the Earth

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