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A periodic motion in which the fluid inertia is balanced purely by the [[Coriolis force|Coriolis  force]].<br/> Fluid [[parcel]] motions are typically horizontal and circular, with constant speed and a [[velocity]]  vector that constantly veers to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern  Hemisphere. The inertial period, the [[period]] of an inertial oscillation, is 2&#x003c0;/''f'', where ''f'' is the  [[Coriolis parameter]].
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A periodic motion in which the fluid inertia is balanced purely by the [[Coriolis  force]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Fluid [[parcel]] motions are typically horizontal and circular, with constant speed and a [[velocity]]  vector that constantly veers to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern  Hemisphere. The inertial period, the [[period]] of an inertial oscillation, is 2&#x003c0;/''f'', where ''f'' is the  [[Coriolis parameter]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 09:55, 30 March 2024

A periodic motion in which the fluid inertia is balanced purely by the Coriolis force.
Fluid parcel motions are typically horizontal and circular, with constant speed and a velocity vector that constantly veers to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. The inertial period, the period of an inertial oscillation, is 2π/f, where f is the Coriolis parameter.

Any function of time f(t) is periodic with period t if f(t) = f(t + τ) for all times t, where τ is the smallest number for which this equality holds.

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