qMixed
Layer
q Currents
controlled by frictional force + Coriolis force
q à
wind-driven circulation
q à Ekman
transport (horizontal direction)
q à
convergence/divergence
q à
downwelling/upwelling at the bottom of mixed layer
q Thermocline
q downwelling/upwelling
in the mixed layer
q à
pressure gradient force + Coriolis force
q à
geostrophic current
q à
Sverdrup transport (horizontal)
q