Do tropical cyclones seemingly follow wind patterns associated with the Coriolis effect? How does the Coriolis effect influence tropical cyclones? Why are there no cyclones found at the equator?
· Tropical cyclones rotate counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. This is the opposite of normal circulation patterns, but tropical cyclones are influenced by the Coriolis effect.
· The anomaly of cyclone rotation is caused by the deflection of winds approaching the center of a low-pressure area. In the Northern Hemisphere, there is a deflection of an approaching air mass to the right.
· The region around the equator is unable to generate tropical cyclones because the Coriolis effect is too weak to start a rotation of the air mass.
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