In the three-cell model, global wind patterns are generated by heat-driven convection currents that are directed by the Earth's rotation. Their direction is then altered by:

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The Coriolis effect, which is the deflection of moving objects, including air molecules, caused by Earth's rotation, alters the direction of the heat-driven convection currents that generate global wind patterns.

In the Three-Cell Model, Global Wind Patterns Are Generated by Heat-Driven