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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EKMAN LAYER

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PRONUNCIATION OF EKMAN LAYER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EKMAN LAYER

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Ekman layer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EKMAN LAYER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ekman layer

Ekman layer

The Ekman layer is the layer in a fluid where there is a force balance between pressure gradient force, Coriolis force and turbulent drag. It was first described by Vagn Walfrid Ekman.

Definition of Ekman layer in the English dictionary

The definition of Ekman layer in the dictionary is the thin top layer of the sea that flows at 90° to the wind direction, discovered by Vagn Walfrid Ekman, Swedish oceanographer.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EKMAN LAYER

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ek se
Ekaterinburg
Ekaterinodar
Ekaterinoslav
eke
eke out
EKG
ekistic
ekistical
ekistician
ekistics
Ekiti
ekka
Ekman
Ekman Spiral

WORDS THAT END LIKE EKMAN LAYER

basketball player
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boundary layer
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CD player
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i-Player
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MP3 player
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Synonyms and antonyms of Ekman layer in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Ekman layer» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

埃克曼层
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

capa de Ekman
570 millions of speakers

English

Ekman layer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Ekman परत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طبقة أيكمن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слой Экмана
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

camada de Ekman
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Ekman স্তর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

couche Ekman
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lapisan Ekman
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ekman -Schicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エクマン層
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에크 층
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ekman lapisan
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

lớp Ekman
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எக்மன் அடுக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Ekman थर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ekman tabakası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ekman strato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

warstwa Ekman
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шар Екмана
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

strat Ekman
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ekman στρώμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ekman laag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Ekman skiktet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Ekman lag
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EKMAN LAYER»

The term «Ekman layer» is used very little and occupies the 164.862 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Ekman layer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EKMAN LAYER»

Discover the use of Ekman layer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Ekman layer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology
This revised text presents a cogent explanation of the fundamentals of meteorology, and explains storm dynamics for weather-oriented meteorologists.
James R. Holton, Gregory J. Hakim, 2013
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Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics: Fundamentals and ...
Rather, if the vertical scale in the Ekman layer is 5 (meaning z ~ 5) we must have 5 ~ Ek112. In dimensional terms this means the thickness of the Ekman layer is 5 = H5 = HEk112 (2.283) (2.284) [This estimate also emerges directly from ...
Geoffrey K. Vallis, 2006
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Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism
apply and a new force balance is struck, and a new type boundary layer arises called the equatorial Ekman layer. This is intimately linked to a free shear layer, which surrounds the tangent cylinder, i.e., the imaginary cylinder touching the inner ...
David Gubbins, Emilio Herrero-Bervera, 2007
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Ocean Circulation and Climate: Observing and Modelling the ...
Ekman (1905) also pointed out that the scaling of the momentum balance equations, with the above formula for magnitude of the Ekman velocity, implied that the depth scale of the Ekman layer was proportional to wind friction velocity and ...
Gerold Siedler, John Church, John Gould, 2001
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The Atmospheric Boundary Layer Over Polar Marine Surfaces
12/ . (131) Figure 21 shows plots of eq 130 in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The obvious feature in these hodographs is the so-called Ekman spiral. The height of the Ekman layer, hE, is commonly taken as hE = π δ (132) since ...
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Introductory Dynamical Oceanography
Here, wE is the vertical velocity at the bottom of the Ekman layer associated with convergence or divergence of the Ekman transport. If wE # 0, it requires a corresponding divergence or convergence of the flow below. Denoting this flow by (g ...
Stephen Pond, George L. Pickard, 1983
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Modeling Dynamic Climate Systems
4.8 The Ekman Layer in the Atmosphere The atmosphere near the ground is closely analogous to the upper ocean. The ground exerts drag on the lowest layer of the air, which then, by the turbulent exchange of momentum, exerts a drag on ...
Walter A. Robinson, 2001
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Numerical Simulations of the Stratified Oceanic Bottom ...
The surface wind-driven Ekman layer forms when frictional terms contribute to the leading order momentum balance, leading to an ageostrophic flow. Since the velocity gradients, and hence the size of the viscous stresses are strongest at the  ...
John R. Taylor, 2008
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Bottom Turbulence
... changing the stratification modifies the structure of a BBL rather than to make quantitative comparisons. Studies of the stably stratified atmospheric boundary layer indicate that a stably stratified turbulent Ekman layer changes as follows by  ...
‎1977
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Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction
6.1.1 The stationary laminar Ekman layer Ekman (1905) analyzed the problem as one of viscous laminar flow. This is an idealization that is hardly, if ever, realized in the PBLs. The results remain applicable, however, to some laboratory ...
Eric B. Kraus Professor of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography University of Miami (Emeritus), Joost A. Businger Professor University of Washington (Emeritus), 1994

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EKMAN LAYER»

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Why Do Your Tea Leaves Move To The Middle Of The Cup?
Some people call it the boundary layer, but some people call it the Ekman layer. Vagn Walfrid Ekman was an oceanographer who wondered ... «io9, May 14»
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Global warming scare is dying
“The goal is to get away from the turbulence found near the ground and to climb up into the Ekman layer, above 100 metres high, where the ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 13»
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Scientists glean new insights into convection in planets and stars
"We have shown that in 'a' there is an Ekman layer. When we go to 'b', the Ekman layer is becoming partially destroyed, and therefore rotation ... «UC Los Angeles, Jan 09»

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