UPWELLING


Meaning of UPWELLING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈwe-liŋ ]

noun

Date: 1868

: the process or an instance of rising or appearing to rise to the surface and flowing outward ; especially : the process of upward movement to the ocean surface of deeper cold usually nutrient-rich waters especially along some shores due to the offshore movement of surface waters (as from the action of winds and the Coriolis force)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.