Decadal variability and trends of the Benguela upwelling system as simulated in a high-resolution ocean simulation

Tim, N.; Zorita, E.; Hünicke, B.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-11-483-2015

Articles | Volume 11, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-11-483-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-11-483-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 3

Research article

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30 Jun 2015

Research article |

| 30 Jun 2015

Decadal variability and trends of the Benguela upwelling system as simulated in a high-resolution ocean simulation

N. Tim, E. Zorita, and B. Hünicke

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RC C43: 'Review of the paper Decadal variability and trends of the Benguela Upwelling System as simulated in a high-resolution ocean simulation by N. Tim, E. Zorita, and B. Hünicke', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 Mar 2015
- AC C137: 'Response to Referee #1 (C43)', Nele Tim, 29 Apr 2015
RC C108: 'Review of MS No os-2015-7', Anonymous Referee #2, 14 Apr 2015
- AC C130: 'Response to Referee #2 (C108)', Nele Tim, 23 Apr 2015

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The atmospheric drivers of the Benguela upwelling systems and its variability are statistically analysed with an ocean-only simulation over the last decades. Atmospheric upwelling-favourable conditions are southerly wind/wind stress, a strong subtropical anticyclone, and an ocean-land sea level pressure gradient as well as a negative ENSO and a positive AAO phase. No long-term trends of upwelling and of ocean-minus-land air pressure gradients, as supposed by Bakun, can be seen in our analysis.