Ekman currents in the Antarctic circumpolar current

• Main Author: Roach, C
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Ekman currents; upper ocean; momentum; mixing; wind forcing; Antarctic; Austral; Kerguelen; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Weller; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/22416/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/22416/1/whole-Roach-thesis-2014.pdf

The action of wind on the ocean surface results in the formation of Ekman spirals, as proposed by V.W. Ekman in 1905. The spirals display exponential decay of current speed and anticyclonic rotation with increasing depth. Observations of Ekman spirals are extremely rare, and there are few studies th...