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Conclusion
The effect of the wind stress on the surface of the ocean is passed down through the water column through eddy viscosity and energy is transferred into the water column.
The net result of the Ekman spiral in the Northern Hemisphere is to cause a slow transport of moving water to the right of the wind. In the Southern Hemisphere it causes a slow transport of moving water to the left.
Different climates produce water masses of different densities. Sea ice generation in the polar regions creates very dense water masses.
The processes that drive a circulation pattern throughout the Atlantic Ocean also operate in the other oceans of the world. The differing densities of water have set up a global circulation pattern which is drawn schematically as an 'oceanic conveyor belt' that redistributes large amounts of heat around the Eart