Ocean current - Geostrophic, Gyres, Circulation | Britannica
2024年11月6日 · This water floats above the surrounding water, forming a hill in sea level and driving an anticyclonic geostrophic current that extends well below the Ekman layer. …
2006年4月25日 · geostrophic currents running upwind. • Ekman transports due to winds in the north Pacific (Left) lead to Ekman pumping (Center), which sets up north-south pressure …
Ocean Motion : Definition : Ocean in Motion - Geostrophic Flow
Learn about the ocean in motion and how ocean surface currents play a role in navigation, global pollution, and Earth's climate. Also discover how observations of these currents are crucial in …
10.4: Geostrophic Currents from Hydrography - Geosciences …
2024年11月11日 · The geostrophic equations are widely used in oceanography to calculate currents at depth. The basic idea is to use hydrographic measurements of temperature, …
10: Geostrophic Currents - Geosciences LibreTexts
2024年11月11日 · Using the geostrophic equations and hydrographic data to calculate geostrophic data velocity, and discussion of the limits of these techniques. Lagrangian and …
10.3: Surface Geostrophic Currents from Altimetry
2024年11月11日 · The geostrophic approximation applied at \(z = 0\) leads to a very simple relation: surface geostrophic currents are proportional to surface slope. Consider a level …
Geostrophic motion | Coriolis Force, Pressure Gradient & Wind
Geostrophic motion, fluid flow in a direction parallel to lines of equal pressure (isobars) in a rotating system, such as the Earth. Such flow is produced by the balance of the Coriolis force …
Ocean current | Distribution, Causes, & Types | Britannica
2024年11月6日 · Ocean current, stream made up of horizontal and vertical components of the circulation system of ocean waters that is produced by gravity, wind friction, and water density …
Ocean Gyres and Geostrophic Flow - Science Primer
Mid-basin Ocean gyres are examples of geostrophic flow, a type of movement that occurs when the forces acting on an object are weak relative to the influence of the Earth's rotation, …
On the global estimates of geostrophic and Ekman surface …
2013年2月21日 · The proposed Geostrophic and Ekman Current Observatory (GEKCO) is described methodologically, along with the different data sets required. The results presented …
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