At the northern tropic which you may take to be at 19 degrees north, air rises directly upwards from the surface of the Earth due to thermal forces at a speed of 45 m/s. What is the magnitude of the Coriolis and Centrifugal acceleration felt by the rising air due to the rotation of the Earth?

At the northern tropic which you may take to be at 19 degrees north, air rises directly upwards from the surface of the Earth due to thermal forces at a speed of 45 m/s. What is the magnitude of the Coriolis and Centrifugal acceleration felt by the rising air due to the rotation of the Earth?

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