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Ekman Transport and the Ekman Spiral and what it relates to. Every line is an evidence-backed relation, and the arrangement is fixed — this address draws this picture, today and next year.

assesses — Ekman derived the spiral and the perpendicular net transport in his 1905 paper, at Nansen's request.depends_on — Convergence of wind-driven Ekman transport piles water into the centre of the basin and sets up the pressure gradient the gyre turns around.depends_on — Coastal upwelling occurs where alongshore wind drives Ekman transport offshore and deeper water rises to replace it.Vagn Walfrid EkmanVagn Walfrid EkmanEkman Transport and the Ekman SpiralEkman Transport and the E…North Atlantic Subtropical GyreNorth Atlantic Subtropica…Coastal and Equatorial UpwellingCoastal and Equatorial Up…
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  1. Vagn Walfrid Ekman · assesses · Ekman Transport and the Ekman Spiral

    Ekman derived the spiral and the perpendicular net transport in his 1905 paper, at Nansen's request.

  2. North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre · depends_on · Ekman Transport and the Ekman Spiral

    Convergence of wind-driven Ekman transport piles water into the centre of the basin and sets up the pressure gradient the gyre turns around.

  3. Coastal and Equatorial Upwelling · depends_on · Ekman Transport and the Ekman Spiral

    Coastal upwelling occurs where alongshore wind drives Ekman transport offshore and deeper water rises to replace it.