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Explains what upwelling and downwelling of ocean currents are, and the impact of Ekman transport and the Coriolis effect on current movement as well as where they occur. The effects of upwelling and downwelling on water temperature and phytoplankton are described, including the association with El Nino and El Nina, and the impact on climate.
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equatorial upwelling, mass continuity, ocean circulation, ocean currents and climate, oceanic currents, coriolis effect, ekman transport, nasa: ocean motion: wind driven surface currents: upwelling and downwelling/ohio env.es.4.a, pg.ims.4.b, national aeronautics and space administration, ohio env.es.4.a, ohio pg.ims.4.b, surface currents
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- Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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