Ekman Spiral/transport

Where does the energy for ocean circulation and atmospheric circulation come from?

Solar radiation and gravitational energy

What causes the deflection of air ?

Earth rotating on its axis

What is it called when surface water moves by the force of wind causing deeper layers to be dragged in that direction?

Ekman spiral

What is the term for the 90 degree net transport of the surface layer of a fluid affected by wind?

Ekman transport

What are major spirals of ocean circling currents called?

Gyres

The rotation of the Earth causes atmospheric cells to create what cells ?

Hadley, Ferrel, and Polar cells

Where do tradewinds meet?

Intertropical convergence zone (doldrums)

What causes a moving object to be deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere ?

The Coriolis effect

What is the cause of the Ekman spiral?

The coriolis effect and surface winds

Where is the Coriolis effect weakest?

The equator

The Ekman motion theory was first investigated by ....

Vagn Walfrid Ekman

Ekman transport causes water to flow to the ___________ of a gyre.

center

The Coriolis force causes winds to veer to the east or west, driving the...

trade winds,westerlies, and polar easterlies