RT Journal Article
T1 Historical record of upwelling-favorable winds in Southern Benguela 1833–2014
A1 Gallego Puyol, David
A1 García-Herrera, Ricardo
A1 Serge Tomety, Folly
A1 Álvarez Castro, María del Carmen
A1 Peña Ortiz, Cristina
K1 Upwelling
K1 Wind
K1 Benguela
AB As a result of the high volume of maritime traffic along the coasts of Namibia and western South Africa, mariners recorded numerous in-situ wind observations since early times. Many of these historical data are currently available through the International Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (ICOADS). Here, we make use of these historical data to develop an instrumental index for the characterization of the upwelling-favorable winds over the southern Benguela Upwelling System from 1833 to 2014. Our results suggest that upwelling in this region has increased since the mid-1980s, in good agreement with previous research. However, when the entire period is considered, our index does not evidence a long-term trend but a multidecadal variability with an oscillation period between 20 and 30 years. We found a significant influence of ENSO exerted through the modulation of the position of the South Atlantic high-pressure system. However, this teleconnection may be highly non-stationary.
PB Springer Nature
YR 2025
FD 2025-01-29
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/23099
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/23099
LA en
NO Gallego, D., García-Herrera, R., Tomety, F.S. et al. Historical record of upwelling-favorable winds in Southern Benguela 1833–2014. npj Clim Atmos Sci 8, 36 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-00925-0
NO Departamento de Sistemas Físicos, Químicos y Naturales
DS RIO
RD May 14, 2026