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The Coriolis effect is caused by the rotation of the Earth and the inertia of the mass experiencing the effect. Newton's laws of motion govern the motion of an object in a (non accelerating) inertial frame of reference. Counter clockwise northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern.

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The Coriolis effect, which is due to the rotation of the Earth, and the heating of the Sun.

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