coriolis_param

Calculate the Coriolis parameter.

Available in version 6.4.0 and later.

Prototype

load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/contributed.ncl"  ; This library is automatically loaded
                                                             ; from NCL V6.2.0 onward.
                                                             ; No need for user to explicitly load.

	function coriolis_param (
		lat  : numeric   
	)

	return_val [dimsizes(lat)] :  float or double

Arguments

A variable of any dimensionality containing the latitude (degrees)

Return value

A scalar or array of the same size(s) as lat. The output will be double if lat is of type double.

Description

Calculate the Coriolis parameter: 2*OMEGA*sin(lat) where OMEGA=7.292e-5

See Also

beta_dfdy_rossby

Examples

Example 1

    lat    = 35                                      ; scalar
    f35    = coriolis_param(lat)  ; scalar
    print(f35)                    ; f35(1)


    nlat   = 10
    LAT    = latGlobeFo(nlat, "LAT", "latitude", "degrees_north")  ; LAT(LAT)
    fLAT   = coriolis_param(LAT)   ; 1D array of length 10  
    print(fLAT)                   

 
   Variable: f35
   Type: float
   Total Size: 4 bytes
               1 values
   Number of Dimensions: 1
   Dimensions and sizes:   [1]
   Coordinates: 
   Number Of Attributes: 2
     long_name :   Coriolis parameter
     units :       1/s
   (0)     8.365038e-05

   ----------------------------------
   
   Variable: fLAT
   Type: float
   Total Size: 40 bytes
               10 values
   Number of Dimensions: 1
   Dimensions and sizes:   [LAT | 10]
   Coordinates: 
               LAT: [-81..81]
   Number Of Attributes: 2
     long_name :   Coriolis parameter
     units :       1/s
   (0)     -0.0001440445
   (1)     -0.0001299444
   (2)     -0.0001031244
   (3)     -6.620997e-05
   (4)     -2.28144e-05
   (5)     2.28144e-05
   (6)     6.620997e-05
   (7)     0.0001031244
   (8)     0.0001299444
   (9)     0.0001440445