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Convection Cells Driven by the Relatively Weak Winds near the Center

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Convection cells driven by the relatively weak winds near the center of gyres are called:


A) Ekman transport.
B) geostrophic circulation.
C) Langmuir circulation.
D) thermohaline circulation.
E) upwelling.

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