Question

how does upwelling affect local climate ?

Answer 1

@Mertsj

Answer 2

@karatechopper

Answer 3

http://openstudy.com/users/vmathhelp#/updates/51858475e4b0bc9e008a6023

Answer 4

In any one region, upwelling is intermittent, it can be strong in some years and weak in others. The success of fishermen is greatly affected by this, since a weakening of an upwelling system can bring economic disaster. Upwelling brings nutrient-rich deep waters to the surface, where algae can thrive in the sunlight, feeding the fish. Without nutrients, no algae, and without algae, no fish (as happens during El Niño conditions).

How will global warming affect upwelling and coastal productivity? The strong dependency of upwelling processes on the strength of trade winds contains one hint. Remember that trade winds are zonal winds, which feed off the latitudinal temperature gradient. As this gradient weakens (high latitudes being warmed more than low, in all computer simulations), zonal flow will weaken. Monsoons, as we have seen, would be favored over trades. Thus, the upwelling that derives its energy from trade winds will weaken. Indeed, off California, upwelling of cold water has become less common since 1975, and the productivity of the California Current has diminished accordingly.

http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/virtualmuseum/climatechange1/11_2.shtml

Answer 5

Hope this helps :)

Answer 6

thanks :) but i already read that im trying to make it in a shorter statement but idk...


@stormgirl47

Answer 7

Oh. Ohkay. Well you could say something about how the upwelling's occur and how that would make a difference in the climate around the areas they happen most.

Answer 8

Due to upwelling. Air moves up; squeeze thighter and the densitiy increases. Subparticles ie droplets combine toghether and the mass increases. when it reaches a dia of 1cm it is affected by gravityational force and thus causes rain. So, surely u know the effects of rain on local climate. Such a rain is called local precipitation.

Answer 9

Rkb<3NH do you know what upwelling is?

Answer 10

whoops @Rkb<3NH