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Ekman pumping: a standalone construct

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Physical oceanography

vertical motion at the base of the surface layer caused by convergence or divergence of Ekman transport under a wind stress curl.

In physical oceanography, Ekman pumping refers to vertical motion at the base of the surface layer caused by convergence or divergence of Ekman transport under a wind stress curl. This meaning comes from Pickett (2003) in Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans.[1]

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References

Pickett, M. H., & Paduan, J. D. (2003). Ekman transport and pumping in the California Current based on the U.S. Navy's high‐resolution atmospheric model (COAMPS). Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 108(C10). https://doi.org/10.1029/2003jc001902

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