Oceanography Study Guide Sample Pages

Upwelling Where Ekman transport moves surface waters away from the coast, surface waters are replaced by water that wells up from below in the process known as upwelling. Downwelling Where Ekman transport moves surface waters toward the coast , the water piles up and sinks in the process known as downwelling. Ekman transport, upwelling and downwellings After NASA and American Geography Society Page 174 2018 TRIAL EDITION Copyright Wet Paper Publications Sample page