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Which weather pattern emerges when the Coriolis effect deflects high-altitude katabatic winds?

A)Polar vortex intensification.
B)Increased geostrophic wind speed.
C)Oceanic upwelling reduction.
D)Enhanced orographic precipitation rates.

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Polar vortex intensification occurs because katabatic winds are deflected eastward by the Coriolis effect in the Northern Hemisphere forming a strong, circulating wind pattern; therefore, causing vortex intensification, rather than phenomena related to geostrophic wind effects at lower altitudes.

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