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Articles | Volume 21, issue 2
Articles | Volume 21, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-661-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-661-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 21, issue 2
Research article
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18 Mar 2025
Research article |  | 18 Mar 2025

River discharge impacts coastal southeastern tropical Atlantic sea surface temperature and circulation: a model-based analysis

Léo C. Aroucha, Joke F. Lübbecke, Peter Brandt, Franziska U. Schwarzkopf, and Arne Biastoch

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The west African coastal region sustains highly productive fisheries and marine ecosystems influenced by sea surface temperature. We use oceanic models to show that the freshwater input from land to ocean strengthens a surface northward (southward) coastal current north (south) of the Congo River mouth, promoting a transfer of cooler (warmer) waters to north (south) of the Congo discharge location. We highlight the significant impact of river discharge on ocean temperatures and circulation.
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