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upwelling

replacement by deep water moving upwards of surface water driven offshore by wind
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upwelling

Summary

upwelling has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • upwelling is a type of natural phenomenon[2].
  • upwelling is a type of ocean current[3].
  • upwelling's Commons category is recorded as Upwelling[4].
  • upwelling is the opposite of downwelling[5].
  • upwelling's studied by is recorded as physical oceanography[6].
  • upwelling's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000005[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include natural phenomenon[2] and ocean current[3]. upwelling is the opposite of downwelling[5].

Why It Matters

upwelling has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] upwelling is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

physical oceanography

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Environment Ontology. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Studied by → physical oceanography
    Subclass of → natural phenomenon, ocean current
    Opposite of → downwelling
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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