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Description
English:
Ocean currents changing directions at an angle to the surface winds because of coriolis effect
  1. Wind
  2. force from above
  3. Effective direction of the current flow
  4. Coriolis effect
Deutsch:
Veränderung der Strömungsrichtung Aufgrund der Corioliskraft
  1. Wind
  2. durch den Wind bestimmte Strömungsrichting
  3. Tatsächliche Strömungsrichtung
  4. Coriolis Effekt
Español:
Corrientes oceánicas cambiando de direción en un cierto ángulo respecto a los vientos de la superficie a causa de la fuerza de coriolis.
  1. Viento
  2. Fuerza ejercida desde arriba
  3. Dirección efectiva de la corriente
  4. Fuerza de Coriolis
Source

German Wikipedia; uploaded by Timer Image:Ekman_spirale.svg
Date

published 28. Oct. 2004
Author

Original: Timer. Vectorized version: Chabacano
Permission
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Public domain This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its author, Timer at the German Wikipedia project. This applies worldwide.

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Vectorization in public domain too.
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