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downwelling

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 06.01.2025

Meanings

ookeanides ja meredes pindmise veekihi vajumine sügavamale

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Domain oceanography
daunvelling preferred
päällysveden laskeutuminen
  • pindmiste vete sukeldumine
  • a process by which surface waters increase in density and sink
  • the downward movement of surface waters caused by the convergence of different water masses in the open ocean, or where surface waters flow towards the coast (DE)
  • merivirtojen rannikoitten edustoille aikaansaamat pystysuorat virtaukset, joissa pintavettä laskeutuu pohjakerrokseen
daunvelling preferred
Usage examples
  • Kui rand asub hoovuse suunast paremal, kujuneb laskuv vool ehk sukelvool ehk daunvelling (downwelling). /--/ läänetuulte korral on apvelling Soome rannikul ja daunvelling Eesti rannikul, idatuulte korral vastupidi.
downwelling
Usage examples
  • Strong downwelling occurs mainly off Greenland and Antarctica.
plongée d'eau
päällysveden laskeutuminen
vajoaminen

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