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Researchers analyzed thermocline depth, wind speed and chlorophyll-a concentration in the Cariaco basin (Venezueala) and the Caribbean Sea. They found Caribbean waters thermocline depth deepens because of the increased mixing induced by winds. Inside the basin, however, increasing winds induce an upwelling response in the water column, and therefore the thermocline rises, bringing nutrient-rich waters to the surface and therefore increasing the amount of chlorophyll-a. [Source: Continental Shelf Research]
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