Langmuir circulation

Langmuir circulation

[′laŋ·myür ‚sər·kŋə‚lā·shən]

(oceanography)

A form of motion found in the near-surface layer of lakes and oceans under windy conditions, and observed as streaks of bubbles, seaweed, or flotsam forming into lines running roughly parallel to the wind, called windrows.

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