The Ekman number, Ek, arises in geophysical fluiddynamics. It is a dimensionless parameter combining seawaterdensity ρ , a characteristic length L , seawaterviscosity μ , and the Coriolis frequency Ω sin φ , where Ωis the rotation rate of the earth and φ is the latitude angle.Determine the correct form of Ek if the viscosity is in thenumerator.

The Ekman number, Ek, arises in geophysical fluiddynamics. It is a dimensionless parameter combining seawaterdensity ρ , a characteristic length L , seawaterviscosity μ , and the Coriolis frequency Ω sin φ , where Ωis the rotation rate of the earth and φ is the latitude angle.Determine the correct form of Ek if the viscosity is in thenumerator.

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