Ekman velocity
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title:
Ekman velocity
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In oceanography, Ekman velocity – also referred as a kind of the residual ageostrophic velocity as it deviates from geostrophy – is part of the total horizontal velocity (u) in the upper layer of water of the open ocean. This velocity, caused by winds blowing over the surface of the ocean, is such that the Coriolis force on this layer is balanced by the force of the wind. Typically, it takes about two days for the Ekman velocity to develop before it is directed at right angles to the wind. The E
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Formula for wind induced water current velocity
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekman_velocity
date created:
2011-12-07T18:14:38Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T12:14:39Z
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