Which mechanism causes the deflection of major oceanic streams in the Northern Hemisphere?

💡 Explanation

When water moves across Earth’s surface, the Coriolis effect causes deflection by lateral force because Earth rotates, resulting in rightward deflection in the Northern Hemisphere and leftward in the Southern. Therefore Coriolis effect influences deflection rather than thermohaline circulation, tidal forces, or wind stress which involve radically different mechanisms.

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