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← GeographyWhich atmospheric wind pattern induces upper ocean current circulation due to wind stress effect?
A)Land breeze circulation
B)Hadley cell circulation✓
C)Katabatic wind drainage
D)Anabatic wind convection
💡 Explanation
When Hadley cell circulation occurs, surface winds are generated by differential heating that drag on the upper ocean surface via wind stress effect due to friction. Therefore wind-induced current circulation occurs, rather than other circulations created by thermal differences or localized terrain effects.
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