downwelling

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008483",
  "term": "downwelling",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The downwelling movement of an air mass in the atmosphere.\n\n2. Downwelling movement of an air mass in the atmosphere.\n\n3. The process of accumulation and sinking of warm surface waters along a coastline. A change of air flow of the atmosphere can result in the sinking or downwelling of warm surface water. The resulting reduced nutrient supply near the surface affects the ocean productivity and meteorological conditions of the coastal regions in the downwelling area.\n\n4. Downwardly-directed current caused by convergence of water masses.",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "CMAQ Glossary",
    "Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) Glossary",
    "NASA Sustainable Development Indicators Glossary",
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/downwelling/"
}