Ekman layer

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Ekman layer (Swedish) [ˈɛkman]

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the thin top layer of the sea that flows at 90° to the wind direction, discovered by Vagn Walfrid Ekman (1874-1954), Swedish oceanographer

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