What is the difference between upwelling and downwelling?

1 answer:

6 0

Coastal upwelling occurs when the surface water is replaced by water rising along theshore.The surface water is often rich in nutrients, and prolonged wind can result in increasedbiological productivity.Upwelling can also influence the weather.Coastal downwellinghowever helps to drive water towards the coastline and be forced downward, returning seawardalong the continental shelf.This downwelling helps supply the deeper ocean with dissolvedgases and nutrients and it assist in the distribution of living organisms.Unlike upwelling,<span>downwelling has no direct effect on the climate or productivity of the adjacent coast</span>

You might be interested in

What my fav color .......

schepotkina [342]

Ehh... red or black.

7 0

3 years ago

Read 2 more answers

Yo im bored rn so put yo snap down and ill add you

Nitella [24]

Sure add me cc01s will thanks

3 0

3 years ago

Read 2 more answers

Why do we celebrate the harvest festival

AlexFokin [52]

Answer:

A harvest festival is an annual celebration that occurs around the time of the main harvest of a given region. ... Harvest festivals typically feature feasting, both family and public, with foods that are drawn from crops that come to maturity around the time of the festival.

4 0

3 years ago

Modern day version of macbeth

Cerrena [4.2K]

Try 'No Fear Shakespeare' on Sparknotes there is an updated and translated version of Macbeth

7 0

3 years ago

1. Mrs. Jones gave Roger a place to clean his face, a bite to eat, and $10 to buy a pair of blue suede shoes. Nonetheless, what

grin007 [14]

Answer:

This for Roger......a bit to eat

Explanation:

That is more important because he was living on the streets and what if he did't have food to eat and he could starve to death but Mrs. Jones took him to her house and gave him food even after what he did instead of turning him in to the cops.

6 0

3 years ago