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Ekman transport

net transport of surface water perpendicular to wind direction
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Ekman transport

Summary

Ekman transport is an aspect in a geographic region[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of aspect_in_a_geographic_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ekman transport's instance of is recorded as aspect in a geographic region[3].
  • Vagn Walfrid Ekman is named after Ekman transport[4].
  • Ekman transport's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dxdv7[5].
  • Ekman transport's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0247460[6].
  • Ekman transport's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Ekman-transport[7].
  • Ekman transport's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Sverdrup-transport[8].
  • Ekman transport's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 135724[9].
  • Ekman transport's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 130333735[10].
  • Ekman transport's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C130333735[11].
  • Ekman transport's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as transport-dekman[12].

Why It Matters

Ekman transport ranks in the top 6% of aspect_in_a_geographic_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Ekman transport. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ekman-transport
MLA “Ekman transport.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ekman-transport.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ekman-transport_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Ekman transport}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ekman-transport}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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