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upwelling

Movement of nutrient-rich bottom water to the ocean's surface. This can occur far from shore but usually occurs along certain steep coastal areas where the surface layer of ocean water is pushed away from shore and replaced by cold, nutrient-rich bottom water.

Subject: 
Environmental Science [1]
Vocabulary: 
Chapter 6 - Biogeography: Climate, Biomes, and Terrestrial Biodiversity [2]

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