[DOC] [TLE] NOAA's National Ocean Service Education: Currents: Ekman spiral [PAR] Currents ... The Ekman spiral occurs as a consequence of the Coriolis effect. ... 
When surface water molecules move by the force of the wind, they, in turn, drag 
deeper layers of water molecules below them. ... (top), arrow forward to next page
... [DOC] [TLE] Ocean Motion : Background : Ocean in Motion - Ekman Transport [PAR] The Ekman spiral describes how the horizontal wind sets surface waters in 
motion. ... Yet water moves so slowly (about 4% of the surface current) in a 
direction... [DOC] [TLE] Ekman spiral - Wikipedia [PAR] The Ekman spiral is a structure of currents or winds near a horizontal boundary in 
which the flow direction rotates as one moves away from the boundary. ... 
Eventually, the current will reach a top speed when the force of the wind, of the 
Coriolis ... observations of an oceanic Ekman spiral were made in the Arctic 
Ocean from a... [DOC] [TLE] Ocean Currents and Climate [PAR] Deep Water Currents--Thermohaline Circulation ... These waters move around 
the ocean basins by density driven forces and gravity. ... Ekman Transport ... 
layers of the ocean to move they must be pushed by the friction between the 
layers of... [DOC] [TLE] Ocean Circulation - Columbia University [PAR] This is called Ekman Layer transport, which extends to the surface 50 to 200 
meters. ... as the ocean circulation moves saline water formed in the excess 
evaporative ... (the ocean is stable, less dense more buoyant water at top, denser 
water at... [DOC] [TLE] Unit IV: Circulation of the Ocean [PAR] Why do ocean currents not move in exactly the same direction as the wind? ... the 
water surface, some of the kinetic energy of the air is transferred to the top layer 
of the water. ... This net movement of water is referred to as Ekman transport. 4. [DOC] [TLE] TOPIC 5: SURFACE OCEAN CURRENTS Feb 16, 1996 [PAR] Feb 16, 1996 ... Class Problem: Draw the Force Balance for the Ekman layer in the ... dragging 
the water along (just like the current in the top layer moves to the... [DOC] [TLE] Review of deep ocean dynamics: geostrophy, Ekman layer ... [PAR] Review of deep ocean dynamics: geostrophy, Ekman layer transports, the ... 
Three forces are sufficient to describe and understand most ocean currents. ... 
Observation shows that objects moving over long distances on the surface of .... 
temperate and subtropical ocean shows uniform temperature over its top 200 m 
or more. [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 10 The wind-driven circulation - PAOC [PAR] ert a stress on the ocean's surface which drives ocean currents. The surface .... 
Fig.7.23, top panel, from GFDLab X. The flow in the top Ekman layer is divergent. 
... diminishes in strength moving northwards (see Fig.10.2), Ekman suction is. [DOC] [TLE] ocean current | Britannica.com [PAR] Ocean current, stream made up of horizontal and vertical components of the ..... 
The average water particle within the Ekman layer moves at an angle of 90 to 
the .... It loops around the southern tip of Greenland and continues flowing into 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Ocean surface circulation - SOEST [PAR] Ekman spiral. Current from the top layer exerts friction on second layer, causing it 
to move. This motion is again deflected to the right. and so on ... Friction. [DOC] [TLE] 2.011 Motion of the Upper Ocean [PAR] Apr 20, 2006 ... Coriolis).  Then, for a parcel of water moving with zero friction: ... Most common 
currents in the ocean! Courtesy of Prof. Robert ... transports must lead to vertical 
velocities at the top of the Ekman layer.  the vertical direction:. [DOC] [TLE] Ekman layer | oceanography | Britannica.com [PAR] Ekman layer, a vertical region of the ocean affected by the movement of ... With 
increasing depth in the boundary layer, the current speed is reduced, and the ... 
The average water particle within the Ekman layer moves at an angle of 90 to 
the... [DOC] [TLE] A survey of ocean current theory - ScienceDirect [PAR] The final current system consists of three

Question: The Ekman layer at the top of the ocean is where currents are moved by this
Answer: wind