Which of the following does not occur during El Nino? a. there is a low pressure cell in the eastern Pacific b. there is a high pressure cell in the western pacific c. warm surface water is moved across the Pacific from the western Pacific to eastern Pacific d. a nutrient rich upwelling current occurs along the coast of South America

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Nathen Powell

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18 January, 21:56

Which of the following does not occur during El Nino? a. there is a low pressure cell in the eastern Pacific b. there is a high pressure cell in the western pacific c. warm surface water is moved across the Pacific from the western Pacific to eastern Pacific d. a nutrient rich upwelling current occurs along the coast of South America

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Nataly Johns · Answer 1

d). a nutrient rich upwelling current occurs along the coast of South America

Explanation:

El nino : El Nino occurs in Pacific region which produces global effect on weather patterns. It is climatic cycle and it occurs when warm waters in Western pacific oceans shifts towards the east of the coastal region of South America.

A nutrient rich upwelling current occurs along the coast of South America because the thermocline prevents the quantity of nutrients coming from the ocean surface by upwelling process along the coastal region of South America.