The movement of water is critical to life. Discuss how the movements of water (both horizontal and vertical) affects climate and coastal productivity

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Answer 1

The movement of water through currents and the hydrologic cycles distributes the sun's energy across the globe, facilitates the nutrient cycle by bringing nutrients from terrestrial origin to the ocean, brings food, removes waste, and enables the distribution of planktonic larvae. The sun's energy is not equally distributed across the globe with most heating occurring in the tropics. Large ocean currents warm northern areas. Nutrients build up in deep ocean water layers. With deep nutrient-rich water brought to the sunlit surface though wind and currents, oceanic productivity is increased, leading to more abundant life.