Upwelling demonstration
I find upwelling, the process by which SW winds move cold water into the surf, jsut about the most annoying thing that can happen when down the Shore. Walking to the waters edge to discover the tempature has dropped to 59° is a huge buzzkill.
To see this annoying process demonstrated visually, visit this page on thecoolroom.org, a Rutgers affiliated Web site.
H/T: The Sun, oddly enough














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