Tbh i dont fully understand the Coriolis Effect either, i only understand that it makes wind blow in different directions depending on your latitude but i dont know why.
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Coriolis effect is not reliant on wind, the wind is affected by the coriolis effect as is any other object moving in a north or south direction and the Eötvös Effect when east or west(noticable only with bullets). For the coriolis effect this effect happens because of the spinning earth and your starting position. If you start at the pole and move really quickly to the equator the ground will be moving to the east at 1000mph so to a person living at the equator will see you moving to the west at the same speed. It’s basically the difference in spinning momentum with objects at different points of the earth. Object that move across the earth fairly quickly(planes, air, bullets) dont change momentum fast enough so you see the difference in momentum as a visual curve in their path.
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