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Ferrel's law — Ferrel s law, named after William Ferrel, is a natural law in physical geography and meteorology.If a body moves in any direction on the earth s surface, there is a deflecting force arising from the earth s rotation, which deflects it to the… … Wikipedia
Ferrel's law — /fɛrəlz ˈlɔ/ (say feruhlz law) noun the law that all bodies moving on the earth s surface are deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. {named after William Ferrel, 1817–91, US meteorologist} …
Ferrel’s law — a body moving in any direction over Earth’s surface will tend to be deflected to right in Northern Hemisphere and left in Southern Hemisphere for American meteorologist William Ferrel … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
ferrel's law — ˈferəlz noun Usage: usually capitalized F Etymology: after William Ferrel died 1891 American meteorologist, its formulator : a statement in meteorology: a wind in any direction tends to deflect to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the… … Useful english dictionary
Ferrel , William — (1817–1891) American meteorologist Born in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, Ferrel moved with his family to farm in West Virginia in 1829. Receiving only the most rudimentary education, his early scientific knowledge was entirely self acquired.… … Scientists
William Ferrel — This page is about the meteorologist; for the comedian, see Will Ferrell. William Ferrel (1817 ndash; 1891), an American meteorologist, developed theories which explained the mid latitude atmospheric circulation cell in detail, and it is after… … Wikipedia
Buys Ballot's law — In meteorology, Buys Ballot s law may be expressed as follows: In the Northern Hemisphere, stand with your back to the wind; the low pressure area will be on your left. This is because wind travels counterclockwise around low pressure zones in… … Wikipedia
Buys Ballot's law — ▪ atmospheric science the relation of wind direction with the horizontal pressure distribution named for the Dutch meteorologist C.H.D. Buys Ballot (Buys Ballot, Christophorus), who first stated it in 1857. He derived the law empirically,… … Universalium
Coriolis effect — For the psychophysical perception effect, see Coriolis effect (perception). Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law … Wikipedia
Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… … Universalium
