Sverdrup transport

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf oceanographic concept
gptkbp:appliesTo wind-driven ocean circulation
gptkbp:dependsOn variation of Coriolis parameter (β-effect)
wind stress curl
gptkbp:describes volume transport of ocean water
gptkbp:form M = (1/β) × curl(τ/ρ)
gptkbp:hasUnit Sverdrup (Sv)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sverdrup transport
gptkbp:introducedIn 1947
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Harald_Sverdrup
gptkbp:publishedIn 'Wind-driven Currents in a Baroclinic Ocean'
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ekman_transport
gyre circulation
gptkbp:usedIn physical oceanography
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Harald_Ulrik_Sverdrup
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7