Which phenomenon occurs when air masses move poleward along the Earth's surface due to pressure gradients?

💡 Explanation

When air masses move poleward, the Coriolis effect deflects them to the east in the Northern Hemisphere and to the west in the Southern Hemisphere because of Earth’s rotation. Therefore , deflection due to the Coriolis effect results rather than cooling, ozone depletion or solar forcing which each result from separate mechanisms .

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