centrifugal force"The apparent force in a rotating system, deflecting masses radially outward from the axis of rotation, with magnitude per unit mass ω2R, where ω ...
Centrifugal force A force directed outward, away from the center of a rotating object; equal in magnitude to the centripetal force but in the opposite direction.
CENTRIFUGAL FORCE - An apparent force that tends to move a mass to the outside of a turn.
CENTRIPETAL FORCE - An apparent force that tends to move a mass to the inside of a turn.
When centrifugal forces due to curved isobars are taken into account, the winds are called gradient winds, a term that includes the geostrophic winds as well.
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In this case, the centrifugal force acts in the same direction as the Coriolis force. As the parcel moves north, it moves slightly away from the center -- decreases the centrifugal force.
Since the earth is rotating, the force observed as gravity is the resultant of the force of gravitation and the centrifugal force arising from this rotation. It is directed normal to sea level and to its geopotential surfaces.
Because of the Earth's spherical shape and its rotation, weather is affected by the planet's centrifugal force and the Coriolis effect. When a low pressure system develops, air from the north and south of the low pressure area must flow into it.
Similarly, horizontal inertial instability can develop in strongly anticyclonically-sheared regimes, due to an imbalance of centrifugal forces.
Centrifugal force.
Hight Wind Warning: Sustained winds of at 40 mph or gusts of 50 mph or greater are expected to last at 1 hour.
Hoar Frost: Crystalline ice which forms on surfaces that are below freezing.
However, air parcels displaced along certain sloped, or "slantwise" trajectories may attain positive buoyancy due to a unique combination of gravitational and centrifugal forces.
A theoretical wind that results from a balance between the pressure gradient, Coriolis and centrifugal forces. It is a better approximation than the geostrophic wind as it accounts for the curvature of real weather systems.
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In hydrologic terms, the ratio of the weight of water which the soil, after saturation, will retain against a centrifugal force 1,000 times the force of gravity, to the weight of the soil when dry. The ratio is stated as a percentage.
Gradient Wind - The curved airflow patern around a pressure center resulting from a balance among pressure-gradient force, Coriolis force, and centrifugal force.
Gradient wind The same as geostrophic wind, but blowing parallel to curved isobars or contours. The curved airflow pattern around a pressure center results from a balance among pressure-gradient force, Coriolis force, and centrifugal force.
sub-geostrophic, or slower than the geostrophic approximation would predict the wind to be, while wind that curves anticyclonically is faster, or super-geostrophic; results from a balance among the PGF, the coriolis force and the centrifugal force.
Moisture EquivalentIn hydrologic terms, the ratio of the weight of water which the soil, after saturation, will retain against a centrifugal force 1,000 times the force of gravity, to the weight of the soil when dry.
 See also: Force, Air, Pressure, Wind, Water
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