If mosquito bites seem to be associated with more-serious warning signs â such as fever, headache, body aches and signs of infection â contact your doctor. 1  Definition. 2  Causes.
One of his observations was that the ice was not moving in the same direction as the wind. It was moving consistently to the right of the wind direction. This phenomenon would later become known as Ekman transport. As wind blows across the ocean, it moves water because of friction at the ocean surface.
Only on the eastern coasts of continents. Only on the western coasts of continents. Where winds blow toward shore or Ekman flow carries surface water toward shore. Where winds blow away from shore or Ekman flow carries surface water away from shore. As waves move along the surface of the water, what do water particles do? They move back and forth in a direction parallel to wave motion.