Ekman — can refer to *Carl Gustaf Ekman, (1872 – 1945) a Swedish politician *Erik Leonard Ekman, (1883 1931) a Swedish botanist *Gösta Ekman (junior), (1939 ) a Swedish actor *Gösta Ekman (senior), (1890 1938) a Swedish actor *Hasse Ekman, (1915 – 2004)… … Wikipedia
Ekman current meter — The Ekman current meter is a mechanical flowmeter invented by Vagn Walfrid Ekman a Swedish oceanographer, in 1903. It comprises a propeller with a mechanism to record the number of revolutions, a compass and a recorder with which to record the… … Wikipedia
Ekman, V Walfrid — ▪ Swedish scientist born May 3, 1874, Stockholm died March 9, 1954, Gostad, near Stockaryd, Swed. Swedish physical oceanographer best known for his studies of the dynamics of ocean currents. The common oceanographic terms Ekman layer, denoting… … Universalium
Vagn Walfrid Ekman — Infobox Scientist name =Vagn Walfrid Ekman box width = image width =150px caption =Vagn Walfrid Ekman birth date = May 3, 1874 birth place = Stockholm death date = March 9, 1954 death place = Gostad residence = citizenship = nationality = Swedish … Wikipedia
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Rogue wave — This article is about the deep ocean rogue waves which occur far out at sea. For tsunami and tidal wave phenomena, see those respective articles. For other uses, see Rogue wave (disambiguation). The Draupner wave, a single giant wave measured on… … Wikipedia
The Adventures of Picasso — Infobox Film name = The Adventures of Picasso original name = Picassos äventyr caption = director = Tage Danielsson producer = Staffan Hedqvist writer = Tage Danielsson, Hans Alfredsson (with a few ideas from Gösta Ekman. narrator = Tovio Pawlo… … Wikipedia
Great Pacific Garbage Patch — Garbage Island redirects here. For the episode of How I Met Your Mother, see Garbage Island (How I Met Your Mother). The Garbage Patch is located within the North Pacific Gyre, one of the five major oceanic gyres. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch … Wikipedia
Placebo — For other uses, see Placebo (disambiguation) and Placebo effect (disambiguation). Sugar pill redirects here. For Kids of 88 album, see Sugarpills. The placebo effect can be produced by inert tablets, by sham surgery, and by false information,… … Wikipedia