エクマン流りゅう

noun

Ekman current

Technical term in oceanography; refers to the net water transport at right angles to the wind direction due to the Coriolis effect.

• エクマン流りゅうは風かざ向むきに対たいして直ちょっ角かくに流ながれる。

  The Ekman current flows at a right angle to the wind direction.