upwelling

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Term: upwelling
Definition:

An ascending motion of subsurface water by which water from deeper layers is brought into the surface layer and is removed from the area of upwelling by divergent horizontal flow.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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