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How does wind affect ocean currents?​

How does wind affect ocean currents?​
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How does wind affect ocean currents?​

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The winds pull surface water with them, creating currents. As these currents flow westward, the Coriolis effect a force that results from the rotation of the Earth deflects them. The currents then bend to the right, heading north.
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