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Balance of Pressure Force and Coriolis Force
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Instead of just rushing in to the low pressure
area, the air is also
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forced to rotate counterclockwise around it.
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Now think of this
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as view looking
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down
on a low
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pressure region
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On earth the circulation velocity usually builds up till the
outward Coriolis
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almost exactly balances the inward pressure force.
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