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Ekman Transport (Ekman
Spiral (Surface flow maintains 45° to wind (as…
Ekman Transport
Ekman
Spiral
- Wind blows over ocean surface
- Motion is transferred downwards into water column
- Current = deflected by Coriolis cum sole
- Surface flow maintains 45° to wind
as Coriolis, vertical shear & wind balance
- Spiral of rotating currents forms
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