Upwelling is the rising up of liquid. This can be magma, sea water, or any other liquid. When you dig in the sand at the beach water will rise up and replace the ...
Upwelling is caused by winds that blow across the surface of the ocean, pushing away water and allowing water to rise up from below the surface, in place of the ...
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Upwelling is an oceanographic phenomenon in which deep, cold water rises toward the surface. It occurs when wind blow across the ocean surface and pushes water away then the water rises up from below the surface to replace the water that was pushed away.
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LadyK8
Upwelling is when benthic nutrients are raised to the surface of water. This usually occurs in regions that have a flow of water that brings about currents that have different temperatures.
melanij1987
Upwelling occurs when dense and cooler motion move towards the ocean's surface. As a result of upwelling an increase in fish productivity develops. You can find more information here: http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/eln/upw.rxml
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Upwelling is nutrient rich water which is wind driven and cooler moved toward the ocean's surface replacing nutrient starved, warmer surface water. Look here for more information:
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Upwelling of water is caused by the wind which blows toward the equator. This cause the water to turn west and away from the coast. This in turn calls the water to rise or up well
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Large amounts of dissolved nutrients are brought to the ocean's surface.
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Along coasts, this is caused by winds blowing at a right angle to the shoreline. The surface water is pushed away, bringing deep, cold water (rich in nutrients) to the surface.
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