The term "Sverdrup" (Sv) is a unit of measurement used to quantify large-scale ocean currents and the transport of water in oceans and seas. One Sverdrup is defined as the transport of one million cubic meters of water per second. It is named after the Norwegian oceanographer Hans Egede Sverdrup, who made significant contributions to our understanding of ocean circulation.
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A unit of volume flux used for ocean circulation. Its symbol is ; this denotes a volume transported per time, not a velocity.