All of the Following Statements Are True About an Ekman

question 36

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements are true about an Ekman spiral EXCEPT:

• A) the net flow of a wind-driven surface current in the northern hemisphere will flow about 90° angle to the wind.
• B) with increasing depth, each layer will move at an angle to the overlying layer of water.
• C) because of Ekman transport, at some depth, known as the friction depth, water will be moving in the opposite direction from the surface current.
• D) Ekman spiral is not influenced by Coriolis.

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