a Coriolis tutorial

Scripts that demonstrate aspects of rotating reference frames, Coriolis force and geostrophy.

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James Price (2026). a Coriolis tutorial (https://in.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/3024-a-coriolis-tutorial), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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1.11.0

A third try at attaching the new, update file. I've got a good feeling about this one.....

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1.5.0

Revised Matlab scipts, and a largely new Part 3 text.

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1.2.0

The text describing the Coriolis force and it's consequences has been expanded significantly. Now comes in two parts.

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1.0.0

Revised manuscript aCt.pdf to include animations and a new section on inertial forces; many small changes. Slightly revised plotting in the scripts.

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