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TeachMeFinance.com - explain downwelling
downwelling The term 'downwelling' as it applies to the area of carbon dioxide can be defined as ' The process of accumulation and sinking of warm surface waters along a coastline. A change of air flow of the atmosphere can result in the sinking or downwelling of warm surface water. The resulting reduced nutrient supply near the surface affects the ocean productivity and meteorological conditions of the coastal regions in the downwelling area'.
The term 'downwelling' as it applies to the area of Earth observation can be defined as ' The process of accumulation and sinking of warm surface waters along a coastline. A change of air flow of the atmosphere can result in the sinking or downwelling of warm surface water. The resulting reduced nutrient supply near the surface affects the ocean productivity and meteorological conditions of the coastal regions in the downwelling area'.
The term 'downwelling' as it applies to the area of coastlines can be defined as ' a downward movement (sinking) of surface water caused by onshore ekman transport, converging currents, or when a water mass becomes more dense than the surrounding water'.
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