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Which localized upwelling increase accompanies faster gyre rotation?

A)Sea surface divergence increases
B)Deep water salinity decreases
C)Thermocline depth increases locally
D)Coastal erosion sediment decreases

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Increased gyre speed causes a stronger Ekman transport, thus inducing greater divergence of surface waters farther offshore; this causes localized upwelling because of mass conservation forcing deeper, cooler water upwards, rather than altered salinity or sediment deposition.

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