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Which wind deviation results from the Coriolis effect on deep convection?

A)Equatorial current surface divergence
B)Oceanic gyre western intensification
C)Polar cell boundary meandering
D)Coastal upwelling equatorial restriction

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Western intensification arises because the Coriolis effect deflects currents eastward more strongly at higher latitudes, causing water to pile up on the western sides of ocean basins; therefore, gyres intensify westward rather than symmetrically due to planetary vorticity changes.

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