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El oceanógrafo sueco Ekman, dedujo que las corrientes superficiales se separan de la dirección del viento:The Swedish oceanographer Ekman deduced that surface currents diverge from the wind direction:
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Correct answer: b) 45º to its right, losing strength with depth and turning to the right in the Northern Hemisphere.
Why it is correct
In the north, Coriolis turns to the right: 45º at the surface, more with depth, while weakening.
Why the others are not
- a) In the north it is to the right, and it weakens.
- c) It keeps turning right.
- d) In the north it is to the right.
How to work it out in the exam
- Ekman spiral: north to the right, 45º.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de julio · CY Test 2 · question 26 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2021 · Convocatoria de julio · CY Test 3 · question 24 Official paper · Official answer key
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