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Upwelling off the coast of Peru

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Geographical distributions of upwelling centers off the coast of Peru are studied on the basis of monthly mean wind data during 17 years from 1939 through 1955. Three remarkable upwelling centers are found near 5°S, 11°S and 15°S, from the analyses. With regard to the negative surface divergence found in the offing of Huacho-Callao (near 11°S) in August, it is pointed out that a local high pressure cell is generated in the atmosphere.

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  1. Sonosuke Maeda
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  2. Ricardo Kishimoto
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Maeda, S., Kishimoto, R. Upwelling off the coast of Peru. Journ. Oceanogr. Soc. Japan 26, 300–309 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02769471

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