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Vagn Walfrid Ekman
var en svensk fysiker som er særlig kjent for sine arbeider på havforskningens område. Ekman var elev av Vilhelm Bjerknes og tok fil.dr. i 1902. Han var underdirektør ved Det internasjonale havforskningslaboratorium i Oslo i 1902–1908 og professor i mekanikk og matematisk fysikk ved Lunds univers...
Vagn Walfrid Ekman (3 May 1874 – 9 March 1954) was a Swedish oceanographer.
Born in Stockholm to Fredrik Laurentz Ekman, himself an oceanographer, he became committed to oceanography while studying physics at the University of Uppsala and, in particular, on hearing Vilhelm Bjerknes lecture on fluid dynamics.
During the expedition of the Fram, Fridtjof Nansen had observed that icebergs tend to drift not in the direction of the prevailing wind but at an angle of 20°-40° to the right. Bjerknes invited Ekman, still a student, to investigate the problem. Later, in 1905, Ekman published his theory of the Ekman spiral which explains the phenomenon in terms of the balance between frictional effects in the ocean and the Coriolis force, which arises from moving objects in a rotating environment, like planetary rotation.
On completing his doctorate in Uppsala in 1902, Ekman joined the International Laboratory for Oceanographic Research, Oslo where he worked for seven years, not only extending his theoretical work but also developing experimental techniques and instruments such as the Ekman current meter and Ekman water bottle.
From 1910 to 1939 he continued his theoretical and experimental work at the University of Lund, where he was professor of mechanics and mathematical physics. He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1935.
A gifted amateur bass singer, pianist, and composer, he continued working right up to his death in Gostad, near Stockaryd, Sweden.
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Vagn Walfrid Ekman, oceanograf, född i Stockholm, verksam i Lund.
Vagn Walfrid Ekman (3 May 1874 – 9 March 1954) was a Swedish oceanographer. Born in Stockholm to Fredrik Laurentz Ekman, himself an oceanographer, he became committed to oceanography while studying physics at the University of Uppsala and, in particular, on hearing Vilhelm Bjerknes lecture on fluid dynamics. During the expedition of the Fram, Fridtjof Nansen had observed that icebergs tend to drift not in the direction of the prevailing wind but at an angle of 20°-40° to the right. Bjerknes invited Ekman, still a student, to investigate the problem and, in 1905, Ekman published his theory of the Ekman spiral which explains the phenomenon in terms of the balance between frictional effects in the ocean and the Coriolis force, which arises from planetary rotation. On completing his doctorate in Uppsala in 1902, Ekman joined the International Laboratory for Oceanographic Research, Oslo where he worked for seven years, not only extending his theoretical work but also developing experimental techniques and instruments such as the Ekman current meter and Ekman water bottle. From 1910 to 1939 he continued his theoretical and experimental work at the University of Lund, where he was professor of mechanics and mathematical physics. He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1935. A gifted amateur bass singer, pianist, and composer, he continued working right up to his death in Gostad, near Stockaryd, Sweden. (Wikipedia, 2011-02-09)
| Status | Lagret av | Tidspunkt |
|---|---|---|
| Publisert | Magnus Johansson (Statens museer för världskultur[sv]) | 21.01.2018 11:39:29 |
| Til vurdering | Ulf Bodin (KulturIT) | 14.12.2017 15:52:28 |
| root | 19.03.2024 22:01:41 | |
| Ulf Bodin (KulturIT) | KulturIT | 12.01.2024 10:18:02 |
| Magnus Johansson (Statens museer för världskultur[sv]) | Statens museer för världskultur (Myndighet) [sv] | 21.01.2018 11:39:29 |
| Status | Lagret av | Tidspunkt |
|---|---|---|
| Publisert | Magnus Johansson (Statens museer för världskultur[sv]) | 21.01.2018 11:39:29 |
| Til vurdering | Ulf Bodin (KulturIT) | 14.12.2017 15:52:28 |
| Erstatt | Lagret | Lagret av |
|---|---|---|
| 12.01.2024 10:18:02 | 12.01.2024 10:15:52 | Ulf Bodin (KulturIT) |
| 12.01.2024 10:15:52 | 01.06.2019 13:17:08 | Ulf Bodin (KulturIT) |
| 21.01.2018 11:39:29 | 19.12.2017 09:09:26 | Magnus Johansson (Statens museer för världskultur[sv]) |
| 19.12.2017 09:09:26 | 14.12.2017 15:52:28 | Ulf Bodin (KulturIT) |
| 14.12.2017 15:52:28 | 14.12.2017 15:52:28 | Ulf Bodin (KulturIT) |
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