@article{fdi:010080977, title = {{C}ontributions of internal variability and external forcing to the recent trends in the {S}outheastern {P}acific and {P}eru-{C}hile upwelling system}, author = {{J}ebri, {B}. and {K}hodri, {M}yriam and {E}chevin, {V}incent and {G}astineau, {G}. and {T}hiria, {S}. and {V}ialard, {J}{\'e}r{\^o}me and {L}ebas, {N}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n a warming world context, sea surface temperature ({SST}) off central-south {P}eru, northern {C}hile, and farther offshore increases at a slower rate than the global average since several decades (i.e., cools, relative to the global average). {T}his tendency is synchronous with an interdecadal {P}acific oscillation ({IPO}) negative trend since similar to 1980, which has a cooling signature in the southeastern {P}acific. {H}ere, we use a large ensemble of historical coupled model simulations to investigate the relative roles of internal variability (and in particular the {IPO}) and external forcing in driving this relative regional cooling, and the associated mechanisms. {T}he ensemble mean reproduces the relative cooling, in response to an externally forced southerly wind anomaly, which strengthens the upwelling off {C}hile in recent decades. {T}his southerly wind anomaly results from the poleward expansion of the {S}outhern {H}emisphere {H}adley cell. {A}ttribution experiments reveal that this poleward expansion and the resulting enhanced upwelling mostly occur in response to increasing greenhouse gases and stratospheric ozone depletion since similar to 1980. {A}n oceanic heat budget confirms that the wind-forced upwelling enhancement dominates the relative cooling near the coast. {I}n contrast, a wind-forced deepening of the mixed layer drives the offshore cooling. {W}hile internal variability contributes to the spread of tendencies, the ensemble-mean relative cooling in the southeastern {P}acific is consistent with observations and occurs irrespectively of the {IPO} phase, hence, indicating the preeminent role of external forcing.}, keywords = {{PACIFIQUE} ; {PEROU} ; {CHILI}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {C}limate}, volume = {33}, numero = {24}, pages = {10555--10578}, ISSN = {0894-8755}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.1175/jcli-d-19-0304.1}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080977}, }