Ekman convergence

A zone of convergence of warm surface water caused by Ekman transport, creating a marked depression of the ocean’s thermocline in the affected area.

Related terms:

• equatorial convergence zone
• Ekman transport
• convergence line
• polar convergence
• intertropical convergence zone
• Ekman spiral
• convergence
• asymptote of convergence
• Ekman layer
• Subtropical Convergence