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Upwelling Zones

 

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The arrows on the world map above show the average wind direction and magnitude (length of arrow) for the month of February 2002. Use the wind directions to identify and mark zones where you would expect high marine productivity as a result of these wind patterns.

You should think about the Ekman spiral when you are making your analysis.

1. What criteria are you using for your identification?

 

 

2. Productivity is high where upwelling occurs. Mark some regions that you think would have high productivity.