Which outcome occurs when high atmospheric pressure persists over a slowly rotating oceanic gyre?

💡 Explanation

Downwelling increases within the gyre, suppressing nutrient distribution because persistent high pressure and slow rotation enhance the Ekman transport convergence. Therefore, biological productivity decreases rather than an increase in nutrient-rich upwelling which occurs usually with diverging currents.

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