Coastal winds are not the only sourceof upwelling. The Coriolis effect alsoproduces
equatorial upwelling,
especially in the Pacific. Note that the direction of the Coriolis effect changes from right toleft at the Equator. Thus, the north equa-torial currents transport surface water tothe right (north), whereas the southequatorial currents transport water to theleft (south; Fig. 15.33). In equatorial re-gions the sea surface is being pulled apart,or diverging, and deep water moves up to