The Coriolis tank has a diameter of 5 m and a depth of 50 cm. It has been used to simulate the transport and spreading properties of ocean currents on the entire Norwegian continental shelf, in several fjords and at other locations. Three independent sources of water with different salinities allow the simulation of stratified, rotational geophysical flows. Rotation periods can be chosen from 10 s to 27 h, which is the local rotation of Earth at Trondheim.
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Last updated: 20.10.06