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What are some of the functions of an estuary? Can you hypothesize why it is important to save for animals? What about for humans?

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Which of the following statements is true about an Ekman spiral?
 A) The net flow of a wind-driven surface current in the Northern Hemisphere will flow at about a 50 angle to the wind.
  B) With increasing depth, each layer will move faster than the overlying layer of water.
  C) Because of Ekman transport, at some frictional depth, water will be moving in the opposite direction from the surface current.
  D) An Ekman spiral is not influenced by the Coriolis effect.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 22, 2018
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 Estuaries are able to support an enormous amount of organisms. They are very rich in nutrients and receive sunlight. The location of an estuary provides shelter from wave shock.
 There is high biological activity and diversity in estuaries.
 They are a nursery ground for many organisms.
 Estuaries can scrub pollutants in the water. Bacteria in the sediment can also remove inorganic nitrogen compounds.

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Wow, this really help

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