 Ekman layer (source code)

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= Ekman layer
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An <Ekman layer> is a <viscous boundary layer> in a <rotating fluid>. For constant <kinematic viscosity> $\nu$ and <Coriolis parameter> $f$, its characteristic thickness is $\delta_E=\sqrt{2\nu/|f|}$, and its <velocity> turns with distance from the boundary.

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