Downwelling definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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I would still like to know how energy reaching the high dry atmosphere could get back to the surface if there were an underlying layer of saturation which would presumably block access to downwelling radiation in exactly the same way as upwelling radiation from the surface is blocked.

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On a more local level, the fast spikes in certain seismic velocities may be explained by downwelling material that underwent these observed crystal lattice transformations. — EurekAlert! - Breaking News
I would still like to know how energy reaching the high dry atmosphere could get back to the surface if there were an underlying layer of saturation which would presumably block access to downwelling radiation in exactly the same way as upwelling radiation from the surface is blocked. — RealClimate
Oceanic upwelling and downwelling processes in waters off the west coast of India Export — CiteULike: Everyone's library
During winter, the downwelling processes noticed along the coast help in the formation of temperature inversions. — CiteULike: Everyone's library
Observations in the tropical Atlantic ocean (11) show that the clear sky downwelling infrared flux incident on the surface (F — RealClimate