@article{fdi:010083231, title = {{I}mpact of chlorophyll shading on the {P}eruvian upwelling system}, author = {{E}chevin, {V}incent and {H}auschildt, {J}. and {C}olas, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {T}homsen, {S}. and {A}umont, {O}livier}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he influence of chlorophyll shading on ocean dynamics has been usually disregarded in eastern boundary upwelling systems modeling studies in spite of their very high primary productivity. {H}ere, we study how this effect impacts on the {P}eru upwelling system using a regional mesoscale-resolving physical biogeochemical coupled model. {W}e show that the shading effect leads to a surface cooling of up to 1 degrees {C} on the shelf due to subsurface cooling of the source waters during their transit toward the shelf. {T}he shading effect leads to a more realistic subsurface stratification, a slowdown of the alongshore currents, and a shoaling of the oxycline. {I}mpacts on the regional model biases show that the shading effect needs to be taken into account in both physical and coupled physical-biogeochemical regional models of upwelling systems.}, keywords = {regional ocean modeling ; eastern boundary upwelling systems ; chlorophyll ; shading impact ; {PEROU} ; {PACIFIQUE} {SUD}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{G}eophysical {R}esearch {L}etters}, volume = {48}, numero = {19}, pages = {e2021{GL}094429 [10 p.]}, ISSN = {0094-8276}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.1029/2021gl094429}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083231}, }