Ekman Flow

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-009047

1. The flow of water at 90˚ to the direction of the wind, at steady state, due to Earth’s rotational effect.

2. Resultant flow at right angles to and to the right of the wind direction (in the northern hemisphere) referred to as upwelling and downwelling.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-009047
Field	Environment
References	Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012; NOAA Coastal Services Center Glossary of Coastal Terminology

Record as JSON

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  "term": "Ekman Flow",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The flow of water at 90˚ to the direction of the wind, at steady state, due to Earth’s rotational effect.\n\n2. Resultant flow at right angles to and to the right of the wind direction (in the northern hemisphere) referred to as upwelling and downwelling.",
  "references": [
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012",
    "NOAA Coastal Services Center Glossary of Coastal Terminology"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/ekman-flow/"
}

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