permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net>]

Toby Hemenway wrote:

>  Ekman spirals refer very specifically to an effect of the Coriolis 
> force on ocean currents. Wind and the earth's spin cause ocean currents 
> to be displaced in a downward clockwise spiral (in the Northern 
> Hemisphere; counter-clockwise down under). Refs at

Isn't this phenomenon supposed to be partially responsible for the El Nino 
effect?

> http://www.gfdl.gov/~a1g/Ekman_spiral.html
> http://www.public.iastate.edu/~aecl410/wavecurr/sld004.htm
> or just Google "ekman spiral"

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