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Vagn Walfrid Ekman (3 May 1874 – 9 March 1954) was a Swedish oceanographer. Born in Stockholm to Fredrik Laurentz Ekman, himself an oceanographer, he...

was first described by Vagn Walfrid Ekman. Ekman layers occur both in the atmosphere and in the ocean. There are two types of Ekman layers. The first type...

oceanographer Vagn Walfrid Ekman, was the first person to physically explain this process. In order to derive the properties of an Ekman spiral a look...

Ekman transport is part of Ekman motion theory, first investigated in 1902 by Vagn Walfrid Ekman. Winds are the main source of energy for ocean circulation...

oceanographer Vagn Walfrid Ekman. When the Ekman number is small, disturbances are able to propagate before decaying owing to low frictional effects. The Ekman number...

Bjerknes had his student, Vagn Walfrid Ekman, investigate. Ekman, who later described the effect now bearing his name as the Ekman spiral, demonstrated the...

Ekman (1920–1982), United States Tax Court judge Sven P. Ekman (1876–1964), Swedish zoologist Ulf Ekman (born 1950), Swedish clergyman Vagn Walfrid Ekman...

into subsurface motion. The Ekman Spiral, named after Vagn Walfrid Ekman, is the standard for this transfer of energy. The Ekman Spiral works as follows:...

Ekman velocity to develop before it is directed at right angles to the wind. The Ekman velocity is named after the Swedish oceanographer Vagn Walfrid...

French businessman and publisher, founded Coty (d. 1934) 1874 – Vagn Walfrid Ekman, Swedish oceanographer and academic (d. 1954) 1877 – Karl Abraham...

The Ekman current meter is a mechanical flowmeter invented by Vagn Walfrid Ekman, a Swedish oceanographer, in 1903. It comprises a propeller with a mechanism...

aerospace engineerPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback Vagn Walfrid Ekman – Swedish oceanographer (1874–1954) Simen Ådnøy Ellingsen – Norwegian...

1943 – Otto Freundlich, German painter and sculptor (b. 1878) 1954 – Vagn Walfrid Ekman, Swedish oceanographer and academic (b. 1874) 1955 – Miroslava Stern...

(1873–1954) E. T. Whittaker (1873–1956) Friedrich Hasenöhrl (1874–1915) Vagn Walfrid Ekman (1874–1954) Hans Reissner (1874–1967) Max Abraham (1875–1922) Louis...

force Ekman layer Ekman number Ekman spiral Ekman transport Ekman velocity Fridtjof Nansen Nansen's Fram expedition Upwelling Vagn Walfrid Ekman David...

sampling by Geophysic institut of the University of Bergen (Norway) Oceanography Vagn Walfrid Ekman Ekman spiral Ekman current meter Nansen bottle v t e...

1876) Will H. Hays, Namesake for the Hays Code (b. 1879) March 9 – Vagn Walfrid Ekman, Swedish oceanographer (b. 1874) March 12 – Marianne Weber, German...

Earth's rotation. This discovery would be developed by Nansen's pupil, Vagn Walfrid Ekman, who later became the leading oceanographer of his time. From its...

Born: Bobby Sands, Irish republican hunger striker (d. 1981) Died: Vagn Walfrid Ekman, 79, Swedish oceanographer Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, 41, German astronomer...

timing the return Ekman current meter – A mechanical flowmeter invented by Vagn Walfrid Ekman, a Swedish oceanographer, in 1903 Ekman water bottle – A...