Ocean Science
Ocean Science
OS
Articles | Volume 11, issue 3
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
 | 
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

Viewed

Total article views: 4,491 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total BibTeX EndNote
2,338 1,974 179 4,491 202 203
  • HTML: 2,338
  • PDF: 1,974
  • XML: 179
  • Total: 4,491
  • BibTeX: 202
  • EndNote: 203
Views and downloads (calculated since 09 Mar 2015)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 09 Mar 2015)
Latest update: 08 Nov 2025
Download
Short summary
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.
Read more
Share