Which effect occurs due to Earth's rotation on large-scale wind patterns near the equator?

💡 Explanation

When air masses move across latitude lines near the equator, the Coriolis effect, due to Earth's rotation, deflects winds, turning them to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and left in Southern Hemisphere, enabling cyclonic rotation. Therefore, deflection forming tropical cyclones results, rather than direct intensification, stabilization or broad convergence which require different atmospheric conditions.

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