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Articles | Volume 21, issue 2
Articles | Volume 21, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-643-2025
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Articles | Volume 21, issue 2
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14 Mar 2025
Research article |  | 14 Mar 2025

The influence of a submarine canyon on the wind-driven downwelling circulation over the continental shelf

Pedro A. Figueroa, Gonzalo S. Saldías, and Susan E. Allen

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Submarine canyons are topographic features found along the continental slope worldwide. Here we use numerical simulations to study how a submarine canyon influences the circulation near the coast when winds moving poleward influence the region. Our results show that submarine canyons modify the circulation near the coast, causing strong velocities perpendicular to the coast. These changes can trap particles inside the canyon, an important mechanism to explain its role as a biological hotspot.
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