What Is The Coriolis Effect? How Does It Push Winds Currents In Northern Hemisphere? The southern hemi?

The Coriolis Effect is the apparent deflection of winds above the earth's surface. The winds appear to be 'pushed' by an 'apparent force' because the earth is constantly rotating on its axis, while the air above is constantly moving in a non-inertial reference frame, thereby making it look like an actual force. Thus, the Coriolis Effect is not called the 'Coriolis Force', under strict definition of forces. In the northern hemisphere, then, the winds appear to deflect to the RIGHT, while in the southern hemisphere, the winds appear to deflect to the LEFT over very large distances in both hemisphere of earth.