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wind drift
Horizontal motion in the oceanic surface layer driven by the wind stress. A rough estimate of wind drift is 3% of the wind speed, about 10° to the right (left) of the wind direction in the Northern (Southern) Hemisphere.
- Sõnaliik: noun
- Valdkond/domeen: Weather
- Category: Meteorology
- Company: AMS
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