Sargassum and submesoscale eddies near the south coast of the Dominican Republic

Name: Sargassum and submesoscale eddies near the south coast of the Dominican Republic
Creator: Iván Jiménez-Durán
Published: 2026-04-15T15:25:49.305Z
Keywords: Ocean Current, Caribbean, Climate Change Adaptation, Macroalgae

Jiménez-Durán, Iván; Lorenzo Rodriguez, Lodriz; Castaño Abreu, Elianna; Sánchez-Camilo, Edwin; Mariano-Hernandez, Deyslen; Sanlley, Carlos

doi:10.17632/2ftwkt7tyv.2

Sargassum and submesoscale eddies near the south coast of the Dominican Republic

Published: 15 April 2026| Version 2 | DOI: 10.17632/2ftwkt7tyv.2

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Sets of nearshore sargassum features and local submesoscale eddies on the South coast of the Dominican Republic for specific date sequences with satellite-observable sargasum on daily Alternative Floating Algae Index (AFAI) images. Sargassum features are manually detected. Local eddies are automatically detected from HYCOM data.

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Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo
Nacional, Santo Domingo

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Ministerio de Educación Superior, Ciencia y Tecnología
Nacional, Dominican Republic
Grant ID: 2022-2B3-195

Sargassum and submesoscale eddies near the south coast of the Dominican Republic

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