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← GeographyWhich outcome accelerates surface current formation following sustained winds?
A)Ekman transport amplifies surface divergence
B)Inertial oscillations suppress energy transfer
C)Langmuir circulation increases mixing depth✓
D)Geostrophic flow reinforces subsurface stability
💡 Explanation
Langmuir circulation concentrates surface kinetic energy into parallel convergence zones, because counter-rotating 'cells' transmit momentum vertically, therefore amplifying currents, rather than inertial oscillations extracting it across a wider area via wave propagation.
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