Under what conditions does Langmuir circulation occur? What part of the water column does it affect? What does it do to floating particles?

Under what conditions does Langmuir circulation occur? What part of the water column does it affect? What does it do to floating particles?



Answer: Langmuir circulation occurs when there are steady winds in one direction. It occurs in the upper 20 m of the water column. The opposing vortices concentrate floating particles in lines between them and creates surface slicks or concentrations of these particles

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