See also definition in the book, pa. Water entering from the River to the Sound would produce a pressure gradient, with higher water heights near the mouth of the river and lower water heights near the Long Island side. Thus, water would move downhill, but the Coriolis effect would turn this water to the right, which means towards the western sound. 96 Exam 2 for the answer to this question. See key to Fall 97 Exam 2 for the answer to this question.
Primary productivity is the fixation of carbon using inorganic substrates by autotrophic organisms.
This is the same as the production of organic matter by autotrophic organisms. The primary productivity can be derived by measuring the changes in time of oxygen in sets of light and dark bottles. In the former, both respiration and photosynthesis take place. In the latter, only respiration takes place. In the Benguela coast, as the wind blows from the south, we would see the water move away from the coast due to the Coriolis effect.