Which physical outcome occurs when the Coriolis effect deflects prevailing winds creating ocean gyres near continental coastlines?

💡 Explanation

When the Coriolis effect deflects winds initiating gyre circulation, Ekman transport causes surface water to move offshore, which induces upwelling because deep, nutrient-rich water rises to replace it. Therefore nutrient upwelling results rather than changed salinity, erosion, or temperature which require alternate ocean processes.

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