No. A pressure well is a low(er) pressure, the reason cowl induction works. The low pressure in the cowl area develops due to the windshield.
Phenomenon? I hear the scoff and see the sidewise glance from here...... ;)
I have no answers to the first two questions. What the scoop does to the pressure differential across the radiator, what it does or does not to the carb calibration I can't say. The folks that made the scoop (Harwood as I recall) said mounting it backwards was preferred, up to a bit over 100mph; backwards keeping detritus out of the engine compartment. It was their recommendation that convinced me to put it on backwards. They supposedly did the airflow testing to know what worked with their product. It is not a shaker situation...the carb is not sealed to the hood opening. I have not measured pressures.