Ekman Spiral Definition

noun

A structure of currents or winds near a horizontal boundary in which the flow direction rotates as one moves away from the boundary.

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Origin of Ekman Spiral

  • First physically explained by Vagn Walfrid Ekman, Swedish oceanographer.

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