Which chemical process is enhanced when upwelling occurs within ocean gyres?

💡 Explanation

When upwelling brings nutrient-rich deep water to the surface of an ocean gyre, dissolved nitrogen becomes highly available because increased phytoplankton growth facilitated by the nutrients causes intense activity of nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Therefore enhanced nitrogen fixation occurs, rather than the other processes which have other triggers.

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