| 释义 |
topographic curl effect topographic curl effect[¦täp·ə¦graf·ik ′kərl i‚fəkt] (oceanography) A term in Ekman's differential equation for the effects of variable wind stress, variable depth, variable friction, and variable latitude on the deep current; tends to make the curl G (velocity of deep current) positive when the current flows over increasing depth and negative when the depth decreases in the direction of the current. |