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← GeographyWhich effect primarily drives airflow deflection in upper-level jet streams within Hadley cells?
A)Latitudinal pressure gradient force
B)Coriolis effect from Earth's rotation✓
C)Thermal forcing from ground albedo
D)Frictional drag along isobars
💡 Explanation
When air moves poleward within Hadley cells, the Coriolis effect deflects airflow because Earth's eastward rotation varies with latitude, creating momentum differences. Therefore a deflection results, rather than a changes related to pressure gradients or albedo forcing that have distinct mechanisms.
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