Ocean Science
Ocean Science
OS
Articles | Volume 16, issue 5
Articles | Volume 16, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-16-1089-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-16-1089-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 16, issue 5
Research article
 | Highlight paper
 | 
18 Sep 2020
Research article | Highlight paper |  | 18 Sep 2020

The Ekman spiral for piecewise-uniform viscosity

David G. Dritschel, Nathan Paldor, and Adrian Constantin

Viewed

Total article views: 5,354 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total BibTeX EndNote
3,946 1,273 135 5,354 141 162
  • HTML: 3,946
  • PDF: 1,273
  • XML: 135
  • Total: 5,354
  • BibTeX: 141
  • EndNote: 162
Views and downloads (calculated since 27 May 2020)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 27 May 2020)

Viewed (geographical distribution)

Total article views: 5,354 (including HTML, PDF, and XML) Thereof 4,842 with geography defined and 512 with unknown origin.
Country # Views %
  • 1
1
 
 
 
 
Latest update: 06 Nov 2025
Download
Short summary
Ekman's (1905) solution for how wind affects ocean surface currents is revisited and extended analytically for a piecewise-constant profile of vertical diffusion. This allows a comprehensive understanding of how the surface current deflection angle relative to the wind direction varies with the profile of vertical diffusion.
Read more
Share