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Oceanic Ekman Layer

Oceanic Ekman Layer is a theoretical boundary layer in geophysical fluid dynamics that describes the vertical structure of wind-driven ocean currents in the upper ocean, distinguished by a balance between the Coriolis force, vertical eddy viscosity, and applied wind stress, resulting in a characteristic spiral of current velocity with depth.

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The deepening of the wind-Mixed layer

Raymond T Pollard, Peter B. Rhines, Rory O. R. Y. Thompson · Geophysical Fluid Dynamics · 1973 · 757 citations

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Determination of water mass properties of water pumped down from the Ekman layer to the geostrophic flow below

Henry Stommel · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1979 · 325 citations · Full text

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Influence of monsoonally-forced Ekman dynamics upon surface layer depth and plankton biomass distribution in the Arabian Sea

Sonia T. Bauer, Gary L. Hitchcock, Donald B. Olson · Deep Sea Research Part A Oceanographic Research Papers · 1991 · 261 citations

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A Realistic Model of the Wind-Induced Ekman Boundary Layer

Ole Secher Madsen · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 1977 · 250 citations · Full text

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Upwelling as a Source of Nutrients for the Great Barrier Reef Ecosystems: A Solution to Darwin's Question?

JC Andrews, Patrick Gentien · Marine Ecology Progress Series · 1982 · 191 citations · Full text

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    Gareth Williams

    NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, United States

    3 publications · 99 citations

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    Michael A. Spall

    Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, United States

    3 publications · 82 citations

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  3. JC
    James C. McWilliams

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    3 publications · 212 citations

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  4. JP
    Joseph Pedlosky

    Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, United States

    3 publications · 131 citations

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    Branko Grisogono

    University of Zagreb, Croatia

    3 publications · 124 citations

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  1. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    Falmouth, United States

    9 h-index

    12 publications

    1.3K citations

  2. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    527 citations

  3. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

    La Jolla, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    379 citations

  4. Florida State University

    Tallahassee, United States

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    532 citations

  5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    506 citations

  6. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    356 citations

  7. Institute of Oceanology

    Qingdao, China

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    314 citations

  8. Naval Postgraduate School

    Monterey, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    267 citations

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  1. Journal of Physical Oceanography

    37 publications · 2.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 16 publications · 774 citations

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  3. Journal of Fluid Mechanics

    9 publications · 436 citations

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  4. Journal of Oceanography

    5 publications · 89 citations

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  5. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    4 publications · 143 citations

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