The sinking of surface water into the deep ocean, driven where wind converges surface water together or where cooling and increased salinity make surface water dense enough to sink. It is the counterpart process to upwelling and a key mechanism by which oxygen and heat from the surface ocean are carried into the deep sea.
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1. Downwelling, Wikipedia
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Downwelling is the downward movement of a fluid parcel and its properties (e.g., salinity, temperature, pH) within a larger fluid.
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