Which displacement results from intensifying the Coriolis effect on prevailing winds encountering a mountain range?

💡 Explanation

When the Coriolis effect intensifies on wind encountering a mountain range, geostrophic balance shifts because the pressure gradient force deflection increases with latitude, causing the wind to be deflected along the range rather than directly over it, depending on relative strength. Therefore deflection occurs, rather than cloud shadow, cyplonic activity, or orographic enhancement which involve differing meteorological conditions.

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