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Wind Drift

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-030472

An ocean current in which only the Coriolis and frictional forces are significant. The wind drift embodies an Ekman spiral.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-030472
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNOAA Tide and Current Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030472",
  "term": "Wind Drift",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "An ocean current in which only the Coriolis and frictional forces are significant. The wind drift embodies an Ekman spiral.",
  "references": [
    "NOAA Tide and Current Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/wind-drift/"
}

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