Author Question: Ocean upwelling A) brings warm water to the surface. B) typically results in nutrient-poor ... (Read 92 times)

soccerdreamer_17 · **on:** Jul 13, 2018

Ocean upwelling
A) brings warm water to the surface.
B) typically results in nutrient-poor surface waters.
C) occurs along the coast of Northern California.
D) requires poleward winds running parallel to the western coast of a continent.
E) does not involve Ekman transport.

Question 2

The Ekman spiral
A) is initiated by persistent surface winds.
B) is unrelated to Coriolis force.
C) only occurs in equatorial waters.
D) results in subsurface water moving directly opposite to surface winds.
E) all of the above