Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 2000
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000georl..27.3905f&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 27, Issue 23, p. 3905-3908
Physics
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Oceanography: General: Ocean Acoustics, Oceanography: Physical: Eddies And Mesoscale Processes
Scientific paper
The contribution of the winds and the topography in the induction of upwelling along the Chilean coastal zone is calculated. The topographic-induced upwelling is estimated taking into account the effect of the meridional changes of the coastline orientation. The wind-induced upwelling was calculated for the austral summer using NSCAT scatterometer data, resulting a total amount of 2.1×106m3s-1 of water transported offshore for the whole Chilean upwelling zone. It is shown that the topographic effect dominates the wind-induced upwelling in several parts of the Chilean coast, particularly at 23°S (Antofagasta), 25.5°S, 30°S (Coquimbo), 33°S (Valparaíso) and 37°S (Concepción). Antofagasta, Coquimbo, Valparaíso and Concepción are well known zones of intense upwelling. The results show that the topography plays a key role in the upwelling of the Chilean coast, specially in its northern part.
Figueroa Dante
Moffat Carlos
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