The Ekman number, Ek, arises in geophysical fl uid dynamics. It is a dimensionless

Chapter 1, Problem p1.22

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The Ekman number, Ek, arises in geophysical fl uid dynamics. It is a dimensionless parameter combining seawater density , a characteristic length L , seawater viscosity , and the Coriolis frequency sin , where is the rotation rate of the earth and is the latitude angle. Determine the correct form of Ek if the viscosity is in the numerator.

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