Explain the significance of the Coriolis Effect and the Eckman Spiral to the mov

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Explain the significance of the Coriolis Effect and the Eckman Spiral to the movement of water in the great Oceanic Gyres of the northern hemisphere. Given the expressions "C = 1.56T" and "C = 1.25L" compute the speed of a wave front, in meters per second, of a deep water wave whose wave length is measured at 30 meters and whose period is 24 meters. Given this, compute the speed of this wave front in kilometers per hour? Given this, explain the phenomenal speed of a Tsunami. Explain why we get one neap tide and one spring tide, on average, each month off the cast coast of the United States.

Explanation / Answer

Both the Coriolis force and ekman transport will leads to the shifting in the direction of wave moving. They causes to deflect the wave towards right side in North hemisphere , resulting in the formation of clockwise rotating oceanic gyres in the oceans.

They can also be responsible for the formation of upwelling zones along the coast areas

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