Which of the Following Statements Is True About an Ekman

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about an Ekman spiral?

• A)The net flow of a wind-driven surface current in the Northern Hemisphere will flow at about a 50 ° angle to the wind.
• B)With increasing depth, each layer will move faster than the overlying layer of water.
• C)Because of Ekman transport, at some friction depth, water will be moving in the opposite direction from the surface current.
• D)An Ekman spiral is not influenced by the Coriolis effect.

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