Which mechanism causes the deflection of geostrophic streams, creating meandering patterns?

💡 Explanation

When pressure gradients exist, the Coriolis effect acts perpendicular to the flow, causing it to deflect and balance to form meandering geostrophic streams because the forces seek equilibrium. Therefore, the Coriolis effect and pressure gradient interaction results, rather than any selections as they cause different phenomena via alternate mechanisms.

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