Flexi Says: If there were no continental deflections, currents and solar heat on earth would move in uniform patterns that would result in constant weather. The surface current influenced by solar heat and warms or cools the air above it, influencing the climate of land near the coast. The heat moves around the globe in certain ways. This determines the way the atmosphere moves. However Global winds and Coriolis effect are considerable factors to affect surface currents and effect of solar heat.