Which of the Following Statements Is True About an Ekman

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about an Ekman spiral?

A) The net flow of a wind-driven surface current in the Northern Hemisphere will flow at about a 50 ° angle to the wind.
B) With increasing depth, each layer will move faster than the overlying layer of water.
C) Because of Ekman transport, at some frictional depth, water will be moving in the opposite direction from the surface current.
D) An Ekman spiral is not influenced by the Coriolis effect.