Which mechanism causes increased coastal desertification when a major ocean gyre weakens?

💡 Explanation

When a gyre weakens, it reduces upwelling because decreased rotational forces diminish wind-driven surface water divergence, which normally brings cold, nutrient-rich water to the surface that stabilizes local climate. Therefore reduced cold water upwelling results, rather than saline intrusion, subsidence, or sediment transport which are dependent upon other processes.

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