4.9 El Niño & El Nina
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Gyers
Large ocean circulating patterns due to global wind
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Upwelling zones
Ocean where wind blows warm surface away from land mass, drawing colder water up
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Thermohaline Circulation
Connects worlds oceans, mixing salt, nutrients., and temperature
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Normal Year
Cooler with better fish
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El Niño
Warmer water off of coast of California, warmer water strays (more rain), bad fisheries & blockade upwellings
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El Nina
Colder water, stronger upwelling, more storms & rain, more extreme, better fisheries due to better upwellings
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