Recall that global winds impact the direction of surface ocean currents. examine the following map showing the atlantic ocean off the west coast of africa. the direction of the surface current and the prevailing wind do not coincide. what can explain this discrepancy?

This is as a result of the movement of the current in the Southern Hemisphere and it is deflected in a counterclockwise direction by the subtropical gyre. Furthermore, the ocean current that is at the Southern Hemisphere is pushed by the Coriolis effect toward the left side because of the rotation of the Earth.

Explanation:

This is as a result of the movement of the current in the Southern Hemisphere and it is deflected in a counterclockwise direction by the subtropical gyre. Furthermore, the ocean current that is at the Southern Hemisphere is pushed by the Coriolis effect toward the left side because of the rotation of the Earth. Those are the major reasons.

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