Julien Jouanno

Mechanisms of Cyclonic Meander Formation in the Western Yucatan Channel

Cyclonic meanders in the western Yucatan Channel generate intense frontal conditions associated with strong isopycnal uplift, enhanced vertical shear, and local transformation of Caribbean waters into Yucatan Gulf Common Water. Observational composites further show that strong me...

Thermal signature of Sargassum aggregations from Landsat 9 observations.

Since 2011, Sargassum blooms in the Tropical Atlantic have led to massive strandings along coastlines, posing significant ecological, economic, and public health threats. A key research challenge is to improve our understanding of the environmental factors influencing Sargassum g...