Ecological Sustainability

404 Glossary

When considering the Coriolis effect on winds and water, v

u

is

small, and the vertical component of the Coriolis force is negligible

compared to gravity. Thus, only the horizontal velocity components

matter, and we can write

v

v

v

v

v

=

















=

−

















e

n

n

e

and F

c

m ( sin )2ω ϕ

(GL6)

From the vector matrix equations above, we can see that if v

n

= 0

and ω and φ > 0, a mass point moving due east experiences a Coriolis

force accelerating it due south. Similarly, setting v

e

= 0, a mass ele-

ment moving due north is acted on by a Coriolis force moving it due

east.

Coulombic efciency (of battery): The coulombic efciency, η

c

, of a battery is

the ratio of the number of charges that enter the battery during charg-

ing to the ...