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babymother [125]
2 years ago
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Why do the north pacific and north atlantic gyres rotate clockwise?

Geography
1 answer:
Art [367]2 years ago
3 0
The Earth's rotation deflects, or changes the direction of, these wind-driven currents. This deflection is a part of the Coriolis effect. The Coriolis effect shifts surface currents by angles of about 45 degrees. In the Northern Hemisphere, ocean currents are deflected to the right, in a clockwise motion.
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