Definitions for upwellingʌpˈwɛl ɪŋ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
up•well•ingʌpˈwɛl ɪŋ(n.)
an act or instance of welling up.
Category: Common Vocabulary
an upward flow of cold, heavy deep-sea water, laden with nutrients, as warm surface water is drawn away by offshore currents.
Category: Oceanography
Origin of upwelling:
1850–55
Wiktionary
upwelling(Noun)
An upward movement from a lower source.
upwelling(Noun)
the oceanographic phenomenon that occurs when strong, usually seasonal, winds push water away from the coast, bringing cold, nutrient-rich deep waters up to the surface
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