The rotation of the earth deflects the wind over the surface of the earth. This is called _____ and wind in the Northern Hemisphere is deflected to the _____) a) upwelling; right: b) Ekman transport; left: c) the Coriolis effect; right: d) radiation; left: e) rotation; right
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