The Coriolis effect is the apparent deflection of moving objects, such as air or water currents, caused by the rotation of the Earth. It causes moving objects to be deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.
Imagine you are on a spinning merry-go-round and you throw a ball towards someone standing at its edge. Instead of reaching them directly, due to your spinning motion, the ball will appear to curve away from them. This is similar to how the Coriolis effect causes moving objects on Earth's surface to deflect.
Jet Stream: High-altitude winds that blow from west to east in narrow bands. They are influenced by the Coriolis effect and play a crucial role in weather patterns.
Hadley Cell: A large-scale atmospheric circulation pattern that occurs between the equator and 30 degrees latitude. It is driven by temperature differences caused by solar radiation and influenced by the Coriolis effect.
Gyres: Large rotating ocean currents that circulate around subtropical high-pressure systems. The direction of gyres is determined by both wind patterns and the Coriolis effect.
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