coriolis_parameter

metpy.calc.coriolis_parameter(latitude)[source]

Calculate the coriolis parameter at each point.

The implementation uses the formula outlined in [Hobbs1977] pg.370-371.

Parameters

latitude (array_like) – Latitude at each point

Returns

pint.Quantity – The corresponding coriolis force at each point

Examples using metpy.calc.coriolis_parameter