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Downwelling is the process that moves cold, dense water from the ocean surface to the seafloor near the polar regions. how can downwelling affect the ocean water around the poles?

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It brings oxygen-rich water to the ocean floor.

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Downwelling is the process where cold and heavy dense water moves down into the ocean floor and warm light dense water rises to the surface. As a result of downwelling, the water high dense water which rises to the water surface brings the oxygen rich water to the surface for the marine animals to breathe properly. Also when the ocean surface water becomes little warmer it becomes a little comfortable for the marine animals to survive in this severely cold climatic conditions at polar reasons.

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