2. UpwellingUpwelling
Upwelling is an wind-inducedwind-induced oceanographic phenomena
that generate huge productivityhuge productivity, and therefore
extremely relevant for fisheriesrelevant for fisheries..
3. UpwellingUpwelling
The windwind flowing parallel to the coast,
it is going to generate a movementmovement in coastal waters
in offshore directionoffshore direction, induced byinduced by Coriolis ForceCoriolis Force.
That deficit in surfacesurface onshore waters,
invites water from deepwater from deep to replacereplace it (by Ekman SpiralEkman Spiral).
4. UpwellingUpwelling
Coriolis ForceCoriolis Force
Objects deflect to the
right in Northern
Hemisphere
Objects deflect to the left
in Southern Hemisphere
The Force assumesThe Force assumes
different directions in N.Hdifferent directions in N.H
and S.Hand S.H