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Bob-Dole

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Wind blowing from the south along a Northern Hemisphere west coast for a prolonged period can result in
  ____________, producing areas that are often low in nutrients and have low biological productivity. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).



Question 2

____________ ____________, caused by winds from the north, moves water offshore, allowing coastal upwelling to
  replace surface water along the west coast shore in the Northern Hemisphere. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).




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CAPTAINAMERICA

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Answer to Question 1

downwelling

Answer to Question 2

Ekman transport




Bob-Dole

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Reply 2 on: Aug 22, 2018
Excellent


ultraflyy23

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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