Articles | Volume 15, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-1247-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-1247-2019
Research article
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16 Sep 2019
Research article |  | 16 Sep 2019

Synoptic-scale variability of surface winds and ocean response to atmospheric forcing in the eastern austral Pacific Ocean

Iván Pérez-Santos, Romanet Seguel, Wolfgang Schneider, Pamela Linford, David Donoso, Eduardo Navarro, Constanza Amaya-Cárcamo, Elías Pinilla, and Giovanni Daneri

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AR by Iván Pérez-Santos on behalf of the Authors (29 Mar 2019)  Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (20 Apr 2019) by Markus Meier
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (13 May 2019)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (27 May 2019)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (03 Jun 2019) by Markus Meier
AR by Iván Pérez-Santos on behalf of the Authors (22 Jul 2019)  Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (09 Aug 2019) by Markus Meier
AR by Iván Pérez-Santos on behalf of the Authors (11 Aug 2019)  Manuscript 
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Satellite wind data were used to understand surface wind variability in the eastern austral Pacific Ocean, a region dominated generally by strong westerlies, but the empirical orthogonal function demonstrated that wind variability was dominated by a synoptic scale. Nighttime heatwave events were detected to produce air temperature maxima which exceeded the normal midday maxima caused by solar radiation. Downwelling conditions prevailed in the study region due to onshore Ekman transport.