coriolis                 package:oce                 R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Compute f, the Coriolis parameter as a function of latitude.

_U_s_a_g_e:

       f <- coriolis(lat, degrees=TRUE);

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

     lat: Latitude in degN or radians north of the equator.

 degrees: Flag indicating whether degrees are used for latitude; if set
          to 'FALSE', radians are used.

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

_V_a_l_u_e:

     Coriolis parameter [radian/s].

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Dan Kelley Dan.Kelley@Dal.Ca

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

     Gill, A.E., 1982. _Atmosphere-ocean Dynamics_,  Academic Press,
     New York, 662 pp.

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     N/A.

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

      C <- coriolis(45) # 1e-4

