Ekman transport
2 stories filed under Ekman transport on World Data Ocean. The newest of them: “Projected Climate Shifts Intensify Upwelling Along Southeast China Coast” and “Coastal Upwelling Dynamics in the Gulf of Guinea, Quantified”. Coastal upwelling along the southeastern coast of China is projected to intensify markedly under a high-emissions scenario, with vertical velocity increasing 0.755 meters per day each century and upwelling area… The Keta sector of the Gulf of Guinea is where the ocean's response to the atmosphere becomes measurable, and this study pins it down with rare precision. A Global Hub for Ocean Intelligence 4 World Data Ocean is a centralized digital platform where researchers, scientists, and ocean enthusiasts converge to… The list below is every Ekman transport story on World Data Ocean, newest first.
Projected Climate Shifts Intensify Upwelling Along Southeast China Coast
Coastal upwelling along the southeastern coast of China is projected to intensify markedly under a high-emissions scenario, with vertical velocity increasing 0.755 meters per day each century and upwelling area expanding by over 1.8 million square kilometers. Enhanced Ekman transport drives most of this shift, while marine heatwave metrics appear moderated near the coast, an effect worth rigorous attribution. For context on how ocean warming plays out elsewhere, see our coverage of "Honduran Reefs Show Context-Dependent Shifts During Fourth Global Bleaching Event."
Coastal Upwelling Dynamics in the Gulf of Guinea, Quantified
The Keta sector of the Gulf of Guinea is where the ocean's response to the atmosphere becomes measurable, and this study pins it down with rare precision. By separating wind-driven Ekman transport from geostrophic currents, the authors show that atmospheric forcing drives immediate cooling, while the oceanic response lags by months. It is a clean, empirical distinction. For readers tracking how large-scale systems reshape regional coasts, the related analysis of Atlantic Circulation Weakness offers a broader context worth exploring.