In the southern hemisphere, the direction of Ekman transport is always:
A)at a 45° angle from the wind direction.
B)perpendicular to the wind direction.
C)to the east of the wind direction.
D)to the left of the wind direction.
E)to the right of the wind direction.

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In the southern hemisphere, due to the Coriolis effect, Ekman transport is always to the left of the wind direction.

In the Southern Hemisphere, the Direction of Ekman Transport Is