The coriolis effect is caused due to Earth's rotation about its own axisAs ganesha1991 said it is a pseudo force when viewed from an inertial frame of reference
This coriolis force is responsible for the coriolis effect which is apparent curve like motion of a straight moving object when moved from a rotating frame of reference
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In the inertial frame of reference (upper part of the picture), the black object moves in a straight line. However, the observer (red dot) who is standing in the rotating frame of reference (lower part of the picture) sees the object as following a curved path.
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