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Ekman layer

layer in a fluid where there is a force balance between pressure gradient force, Coriolis force and turbulent drag
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Ekman layer

Summary

Ekman layer ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Vagn Walfrid Ekman is named after Ekman layer[2].
  • Ekman layer's GND ID is recorded as 4201370-7[3].
  • Ekman layer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bz77c[4].
  • Ekman layer's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Ekman-layer[5].
  • Ekman layer's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as ekman-layer[6].
  • Ekman layer's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 98002172[7].
  • Ekman layer's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 190861[8].
  • Ekman layer's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C98002172[9].

Why It Matters

Ekman layer ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Ekman layer. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ekman-layer
MLA “Ekman layer.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ekman-layer.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ekman-layer_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Ekman layer}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ekman-layer}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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