@article{fdi:010090226,
  title = {{M}odelling the effect of the tidal cycle on the high phytoplankton biomass area of {C}ape {T}rafalgar ({SW} {I}berian {P}eninsula)},
  author = {{S}ala, {I}. and {V}allina, {S}. {M}. and {L}evy, {M}arina and {B}olado-{P}enagos, {M}. and {G}arcia, {C}. {M}. and {E}chevarria, {F}. and {S}anchez-{G}arrido, {J}. {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{P}hysical-biological interactions in the ocean are known to be crucial for understanding ecosystem processes. {T}his is particularly relevant in the highly dynamic coastal regions, where the biogeochemical processes associated with higher-frequency perturbations such as tidal waves play a key role in primary production. {I}n this study, we examine the influence of the tide-topography interaction on the high productivity area of {C}ape {T}rafalgar ({NW} limit of the {S}trait of {G}ibraltar, {I}berian {P}eninsula) using a high-resolution ocean circulation model coupled to an ecosystem model. {T}he obtained results highlight the relevance of the tidal cycle explaining the high phytoplankton biomass that characterises this region through an active and periodic forcing, resulting in a pulsating upwelling system. {O}ur model shows that the interaction of the westward zonal component of the tidal current (uvel) with the submarine ridge (i.e., {B}arbate {H}igh) that characterises this region, which is perpendicular to the coast, results in the pumping of deep, cold, salty, and nutrient-rich waters to the well-illuminated subsurface waters, fuelling phytoplankton growth. {A}t the same time, the interaction of the westward tidal current with the ridge leads to the development of a cyclonic eddy, which enables the redistribution of the upwelled waters over and to the east of {B}arbate {H}igh. {T}he fortnightly tidal period has been identified as the most influential because (an effective) tidal-pumping process only takes place when the westward uvel is},
  keywords = {{T}idal mixing ; {P}hysical-biological coupled model ; {P}hytoplankton ; {C}ape {T}rafalgar ; {S}trait of {G}ibraltar ; {GIBRALTAR} ; {ATLANTIQUE} ; {MEDITERRANEE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}rogress in {O}ceanography},
  volume = {217},
  numero = {},
  pages = {103085 [20 p.]},
  ISSN = {0079-6611},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.pocean.2023.103085},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090226},
}