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  • 13-02-2018
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The actual movement of surface water due to ekman transport in the northern hemisphere is about __________.

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  • 22-02-2018
The answer is 45° to the right of wind direction.

An Ekman Transport is the motion of fluid from the balance between Coriolis and turbulent drag forces. For example, an ice would not move in the same direction of the wind, but it would be moving consistently to the right of the wind direction.  
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