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When cool nutrient rich water is driven to the surface by wind, replacing warmer and nutrient depleted water, this is known as upwelling. This stimulates the synthesis of organic compounds and helps fishing productivity.
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∙ 13y agoUpwelling occurs every time the wind pushes the warm water away. Then, the cold water from the bottom of the ocean is allowed to come up to the surface.
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List three disasters that may occur when El Nino changes the weather patterns?
floods,mudslides,and drought and also changes in upwelling.
When is upwelling weaker during a normal pattern El Niño or La Nina event?
During El Nino upwelling is weaker. During La Nina upwelling increases. During a normal pattern the upwelling rises.
Where does the hurricane occur often?
they often occur in places close to the ocean so they can get their energy from the ocean water.
Why dont food chains occur often in nature?
Food chains do not occur often in nature because, many organisms do specialize in their diets.
How often does a disaster occur?
secondry succession
How does upwelling occur?
Upwelling is a process by which cold water is brought up from the depths of the ocean.
Where surface currents carry water away from an area an upwelling may occur what is that wells up?
cookies and cream
What are the two steps in upwelling?
The two steps of upwelling is
Which is an example of a vertical current?
upwelling current upwelling current
List three disasters that may occur when El Nino changes the weather patterns?
floods,mudslides,and drought and also changes in upwelling.
An upwelling brings nutrients from the floor of the ocean to the surface?
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How can you use upwelling in a sentence?
When my dad is mad, you can hear the upwelling in his voice.
When is upwelling weaker during a normal pattern El Niño or La Nina event?
During El Nino upwelling is weaker. During La Nina upwelling increases. During a normal pattern the upwelling rises.
How does upwelling bring fish or nutrients to the surface?
how does upwelling bring fish and nutrients to the surface
The rising of cold water from deeper layers to replace warmer surface water is called?
Streamlike movements of water that occur at or near the surface are called surface currents. So logically, a deep current are streamlike movements of water that flow very slowly along the ocean floor.
What do you mean by upwelling?
Ocean upwelling is a phenomena where cooler deep ocean currents come to the surface, with the usual mechanism being the driving of the water by wind. A more general definition is one that includes the idea of "rising from below or within" as an upwelling of emotion. Here are a couple of sentences: An upwelling of anger fueled his outburst.The thought of the passing of her uncle triggered an upwelling of tears.
Why are many successful fisheries located near areas of upwelling populations large near upwelling?
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