Upwelling shadows at Mejillones Bay (northern Chilean coast): A remote sensing in situ analysis

Abstract

Upwelling shadows are high temperature regions within coastal upwelling systems. In this article its dynamics is described at Mejillones Bay, in the northern Chilean coast, using satellite images and in situ current data. A conceptual model relating the generation and breakdown of the shadow to the bifurcated upwelling occurring outside the bay is proposed.