Surface Ocean Currents. Atmospheric circulation and the Coriolis effect create global wind patterns including the trade winds and westerlies. ... In the Northern Hemisphere, warm air around the equator rises and flows north toward the pole.
Surface Ocean Currents. Atmospheric circulation and the Coriolis effect create global wind patterns including the trade winds and westerlies. ... In the Northern Hemisphere, warm air around the equator rises and flows north toward the pole.
