@article{fdi:010086971, title = {{S}urface wind strength and sea surface temperature connections along the south peruvian coast during the last 150 years}, author = {{B}riceno-{Z}uluaga, {F}. and {F}lores-{A}queveque, {V}. and {N}ogueira, {J}. and {C}astillo, {A}. and {C}ardich, {J}. and {R}utllant, {J}. and {C}aquineau, {S}andrine and {S}ifeddine, {A}bdelfettah and {S}alvatteci, {R}. and {V}aldes, {J}. and {G}utierrez, {D}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n recent decades, there has been a divergence in the evidence (models, observations, reanalysis data) about the trend of coastal upwelling driving winds in the current global warming scenario over the {H}umboldt {C}urrent {S}ystem. {H}erein, we present a 150 yr, sub-decadal grain size distribution record of a laminated sediment core ({B}0405-6) retrieved from the continental shelf of the {P}isco region (similar to 14 degrees {S}) within the wind-driven coastal upwelling system of {S}outh-{C}entral {P}eru. {T}his area is characterized by local aeolian inputs from seasonal dust storms called {P}aracas {W}inds ({PW}). {T}his study aims to reconstruct the variability of surface wind intensity using the {G}eometric {M}edian {D}iameter ({GMD}s) and frequency ({A}%) of aeolian particles in a high temporal resolution sediment core and to unravel the mechanisms that control this variability. {I}n addition, we propose to evaluate these {GMD}s as a better proxy of local surface wind strength and thus the variability of upwelling favorable winds ({UFW}s) in these near-source conditions. {O}ur results show a progressive intensification of the {UFW}s in the region throughout the last 150 years, which agrees with other records along the {S}outh {P}acific coast. {I}n addition, good correspondence was found between the {UFW} wind proxy and the region's sea surface temperature ({SST}) trends, suggesting an intensification of the driving mechanisms linked to these events. {I}t also suggests that {UFW} intensification could continue as the local coastal atmospheric jet strengthens. {A} comparison of indirect oceanic and atmospheric records from the {S}outh {A}merican {P}acific coast is shown at the regional scale, suggesting a recent progressive expansion and intensification of the {S}outh {P}acific {S}ubtropical {H}igh ({SPSH}).}, keywords = {{A}eolian processes ; {C}oastal upwelling ; {G}lobal climate warming ; {SST} ; {G}rain size ; {P}eru ; {PEROU} ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {PACIFIQUE} {SUD}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}eolian {R}esearch}, volume = {61}, numero = {}, pages = {100855 [11 p.]}, ISSN = {1875-9637}, year = {2023}, DOI = {10.1016/j.aeolia.2023.100855}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086971}, }