@article{fdi:010053497, title = {{C}oastal cooling and increased productivity in the main upwelling zone off {P}eru since the mid-twentieth century}, author = {{G}utierrez, {D}. and {B}ouloubassi, {I}. and {S}ifeddine, {A}bdelfettah and {P}urca, {S}. and {G}oubanova, {K}. and {G}raco, {M}. and {F}ield, {D}. and {M}ejanelle, {L}. and {V}elazco, {F}. and {L}orre, {A}. and {S}alvatteci, {R}. and {Q}uispe, {D}. and {V}argas, {G}. and {D}ewitte, {B}oris and {O}rtlieb, {L}uc}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}e reconstructed a high-resolution, alkenone-based sea surface temperature ({SST}) record spanning the last ca. 150 years, from a sediment core retrieved within the main upwelling zone off {P}eru. {A} conspicuous {SST} decline is evidenced since the 1950s despite interdecadal {SST} variability. {I}nstrumental {SST} data and reanalysis of {ECMWF} {ERA} 40 winds suggest that the recent coastal cooling corresponds mainly to an intensification of alongshore winds and associated increase of upwelling in spring. {C}onsistently, both proxy and instrumental data evidence increased productivity in phase with the {SST} cooling. {O}ur data expand on previous reports on recent {SST} cooling in other {E}astern {B}oundary upwelling systems and support scenarios that relate coastal upwelling intensification to global warming. {Y}et, further investigations are needed to assess the role of different mechanisms and forcings (enhanced local winds vs. spin-up of the {S}outh {P}acific {H}igh {P}ressure cell). {C}itation: {G}utierrez, {D}., et al. (2011), {C}oastal cooling and increased productivity in the main upwelling zone off {P}eru since the mid-twentieth century, {G}eophys. {R}es. {L}ett., 38, {L}07603, doi:10.1029/2010{GL}046324.}, keywords = {{PACIFIQUE} ; {PEROU}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{G}eophysical {R}esearch {L}etters}, volume = {38}, numero = {}, pages = {{L}07603}, ISSN = {0094-8276}, year = {2011}, DOI = {10.1029/2010gl046324}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053497}, }