Ewest, you asked, �Where did this article come from and where can we find it?�
Answer: Mudcat wanted to see how far south the California current went and looked on Wikipedia. The rest is mystery, er, history.
However, it is not true that Ekman wears a tin hat, but like his mom and her brother, his dad, he does have a pointy head. :p And as to where he is from, he lives in a tarpaper shack on Eagle Lake over around Vicksburg�and sometimes, Mudcat Joe claims, runs Mudcat�s trotlines at night.
Theo, I also understand that the Coriolis effect is weak and easily overcome. But, I wonder if a strong enough wind, constant in direction over several hours might set up enough of an Ekman swirl to cause turnover in a pond in which conditions were just right. Maybe that would explain why some ponds have turnovers and some don�t. Are turnovers more frequent in ponds with only a little structure? I don�t know. Must go study the physics of swirlies.
I wonder if Ekman would volunteer? That long hair would make a good directional marker. On the other hand, the tin hat could stop up the drain.
And for those of you with your minds in the toilet, thanks to Dave for thinking outside the bowl!
Lou
