Site description
The Coriolis platform is the largest rotating table in the world. It belongs to the
Laboratoire Des Ecoulements Geophysiques et Industriels (LEGI) at Grenoble, France.
The main activity is the experimental modeling of geophysical flows, taking into account Earth rotation, with or without density stratification or topography.
The story
Since December 2007 we know that the Coriolis rotating platform is now set for demolition in order to allow future development of the Rue des Martyrs, which is based on 2 main projects: the extension of Line B of the tramway and the urbanism program GIANT .
Since then, we are (...)
Samuel Teinturier, Alexandre Stegner, Henri Didelle, Samuel Viboud
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