Which feedback occurs when coastal upwelling of nutrient-rich water causes a phytoplankton bloom that decreases surface albedo?

💡 Explanation

When upwelling fuels a phytoplankton bloom reducing surface albedo, decreased solar radiation reflection results because phytoplankton absorb radiation, leading to an increased rate of ocean surface warming. Therefore increased ocean surface temperatures results, rather than reduced absorption, diminished sequestration, or thermocline, which require different conditions.

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