The name given to the current of warm water that replaces cold surface water along the coast of Peru and Ecuador during December is ____.
A) Brazil Current
B) Humboldt Current
C) Benguela Current
D) El Niño
E) La Niña
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Q43: The Ekman Spiral describes _.
A)the turning of
Q44: A condition where the central and eastern
Q45: The cold water observed along the northern
Q46: The reversal of the positions of surface
Q47: Both the polar front jet stream and
Q49: The north-south temperature contrast along the polar
Q50: During the negative cold phase of the
Q51: During a major El Niño event, _.
A)Peruvian
Q52: El Niño events typically peak during which
Q53: Upwelling occurs along the northern California coast
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