Which outcome is amplified downwind when coastal upwelling occurs?

💡 Explanation

A stronger thermocline gradient intensifies offshore because Ekman transport displaces surface waters, which enhances subsurface upwelling; therefore, offshore gradients increase, rather than conditions near shores which exhibit varied and minimal changes due to surface mixing.

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