Inertial wave lakes, and laboratory experiments. Rossby waves, geostrophic currents, and geostrophic winds are examples of inertial waves. Inertial waves are also likely to exist in the molten core of the rotating Earth. Inertial waves are restored to equilibrium by the Coriolis force, a result of rotation. To be precise, the Coriolis force arises (along with the centrifugal force) in a rotating frame to account for the fact that such a frame is always accelerating. Inertial waves, therefore, cannot exist without rotation. More complicated than tension on a string, the Coriolis force acts at a 90° angle to the direction of motion,
The Situations and Names of Winds The Situations and Names of Winds The Situations and Names of Winds (; ) is a spurious fragment traditionally attributed to Aristotle. The brief text lists winds blowing from twelve different directions and their alternative names used in different places. According to the manuscript version of the work, "The Situations and Names of Winds" is an extract from a larger work entitled "On Signs" ("De Signis") likely written by a pseudo-Aristotle of the peripatetic school. "Situations" is notable as an ancient text which reproduces the concepts of the Anemoi or "wind gods" and classical compass winds, both of which have