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Atmospheric Pressure System
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On a rotating body like Earth, the PGF is immediately countered by the Coriolis force whenever the air mass is in motion. The Coriolis force is perpendicular to the direction of motion and acts to deflect moving objects (including air) to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.
The interplay between PGF and the [Coriolis force](/entries/cor…