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In the transformation rule the term \( 2\boldsymbol{\Omega} \times \mathbf{u} \) represents which acceleration?

  • A.The advective acceleration
  • B.The local acceleration of the wind measured at a point that is fixed relative to the ground below
  • C.The Coriolis acceleration
  • D.The centrifugal acceleration, which points outward from the axis about which the frame is turning

Answer: C

The cross product of twice the rotation vector with the relative velocity gives the Coriolis acceleration, which is perpendicular to both and hence perpendicular to the motion. The factor of two arises because the transformation is applied twice, once to the position and once to the velocity. The centrifugal term instead involves the rotation vector crossed twice with the position vector, and the advective and local terms are components of the material derivative in any frame at all.

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