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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.
Hence, viewed from above, the rotation in the sub-polar gyres is opposite that of the Northern Hemisphere subtropical gyres. Ekman transport moves surface waters away from the central region of the sub-polar gyres.