The Ekman depth D_E = √(2·ν/f) is the e-folding decay scale of wind-driven surface currents in a rotating viscous fluid, derived by Ekman (1905) in his thesis inspired by Nansen's Fram-expedition observation that drifting sea ice moves…
The Ekman depth D_E = √(2·ν/f) is the e-folding decay scale of wind-driven surface currents in a rotating viscous fluid, derived by Ekman (1905) in his thesis inspired by Nansen's Fram-expedition observation that drifting sea ice moves…