Articles | Volume 13, issue 15
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-4389-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-4389-2016
Research article
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08 Aug 2016
Research article |  | 08 Aug 2016

Seasonal variability of the oxygen minimum zone off Peru in a high-resolution regional coupled model

Oscar Vergara, Boris Dewitte, Ivonne Montes, Veronique Garçon, Marcel Ramos, Aurélien Paulmier, and Oscar Pizarro

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (05 May 2016) by Katja Fennel
AR by Oscar Vergara on behalf of the Authors (06 May 2016)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (10 May 2016) by Katja Fennel
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (09 Jun 2016)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (10 Jun 2016) by Katja Fennel
AR by Oscar Vergara on behalf of the Authors (16 Jun 2016)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (17 Jun 2016) by Katja Fennel
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The Southeast Pacific hosts one of the most extensive oxygen minimum zone (OMZ), yet the dynamics behind it remain unveiled. We use a high-resolution coupled physical–biogeochemical model to document the seasonal cycle of dissolved oxygen within the OMZ in both the coastal zone and the offshore ocean. The OMZ seasonal variability is driven by the seasonal fluctuations of the dissolved oxygen eddy flux, with a peak in Austral winter (fall) at the northern (southern) boundary and near the coast.
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