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)
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