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Cold-water Upwelling in the Gulf of Tehuantepec

In the winter, strong winds drive surface waters away from the shore, and cold water from the deep ocean wells up to replace it.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Cold-water Upwelling in the Gulf of Tehuantepec.

Images courtesy Norman Kuring, MODIS Ocean Color Team

Published January 8, 2005
Data acquired January 4, 2005