Langmuir circulation
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Langmuir circulation is a wind-driven pattern of shallow, counter-rotating vortices in the upper ocean that organizes floating material into parallel streaks on the water surface.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Langmuir circulation canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanographic phenomenon
ⓘ
physical ocean process ⓘ |
| dependsOn |
Coriolis force at larger scales
ⓘ
stratification of the upper ocean ⓘ wave field properties ⓘ wind speed ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
marine physics
ⓘ
physical oceanography ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Stokes drift of surface gravity waves
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
interaction of wind-driven shear with surface waves ⓘ wind-driven surface shear ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
alignment roughly with wind direction
ⓘ
longitudinal roll vortices ⓘ organized parallel surface streaks ⓘ shallow counter-rotating vortices ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
impact on microplastic accumulation patterns
ⓘ
impact on pollutant dispersion ⓘ impact on primary productivity distribution ⓘ modification of gas exchange rates ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
accumulation of floating material in streaks
ⓘ
convergence zones at the surface ⓘ divergence zones at the surface ⓘ enhanced turbulent mixing in the mixed layer ⓘ formation of windrows ⓘ redistribution of dissolved gases ⓘ redistribution of heat in the upper ocean ⓘ redistribution of momentum in the upper ocean ⓘ redistribution of nutrients ⓘ redistribution of plankton ⓘ vertical mixing in the upper ocean ⓘ |
| isDescribedBy | Craik–Leibovich theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isObservedAs |
lines of floating debris on the sea surface
ⓘ
lines of foam on the sea surface ⓘ lines of seaweed on the sea surface ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Stokes drift
ⓘ
air–sea interaction ⓘ ocean mixed layer dynamics ⓘ ocean turbulence ⓘ wind-driven surface currents ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Irving Langmuir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursIn |
ocean mixed layer
ⓘ
upper ocean ⓘ |
| produces |
parallel windrows of debris
ⓘ
parallel windrows of foam ⓘ parallel windrows of seaweed ⓘ |
| typicalDepth | a few meters to tens of meters ⓘ |
| typicalHorizontalScale | tens of meters to hundreds of meters between streaks ⓘ |
| typicalOrientation | approximately parallel to the wind ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.