downwelling quizlet

What Causes Upwelling And Downwelling Quizlet?

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What Causes Upwelling And Downwelling Quizlet? When the water near the coastline moves away, deeper ocean water must replace it. The water moves vertically up towards the surface. Upwelling moves cold, nutrient rich water to the surface and provides abundant biological life. Downwelling is caused by surface water becoming denser and sinks below the surface.

Which Ocean Condition Would Result In Downwelling?

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Which Ocean Condition Would Result In Downwelling? Downwelling occurs in areas such as in the subpolar gyre of the North Atlantic where several surface currents meet, where cold waters meet warmer waters, such as along the outermost boundary of the Southern Ocean where cold Antarctic water sinks below warmer South Pacific and South Atlantic waters