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🌬️ Ekman Spiral and Coastal Upwelling: Wind Stress, Thermocline Front and Plankton Bloom

Blow wind along a coast and watch Ekman transport push surface water offshore, cold nutrient-rich water rise into the gap, and a plankton bloom feed the tuna; includes the Ekman spiral hodograph and an NPZ model.

Climate, Ecology & Environment3DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted🟠 Blender

⚙ Under the hood

Ekman TransportUpwellingOcean ProductivityNPZ ModelCoriolisThree.jsBlender

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install