Favorable ocean conditions for the arrival of sargassum to the cuban coast

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Published: Mar 3, 2025
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sea currents, waves, little waves, sargasso

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Claudia Espinosa Valdés
Instituto de Meteorología
Marcelino Hernández González
Instituto de Meteorología
Rosemary López Lee
Instituto de Meteorología

Abstract

Sargassum are a genus of marine macroalgae of Sargassum origin that lack their own swimming, as they depend on oceanic and atmospheric circulation for their movement, so wind, waves and marine currents are essential factors for their movement. For this reason, the objective is to analyze the state of the sea and the behavior of marine currents on the coasts of Cuba and adjacent seas, highlighting its relationship with the arrival of sargassum to the Cuban coastlines.  In this research, data on the state of the sea on the Cuban coasts were used, as well as data on marine currents near the Cuban coastlines and adjacent mares. It is shown that the low waves could have favored the arrival of sargassum towards the Cuban coasts, mainly in the west and east. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that both the cyclonic and anticyclonic current flows near the Cuban coastlines, as well as the current lines that flow towards the northern and southern coast of the archipelago, are important factors in the arrival of sargassum.

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Espinosa ValdésC., Hernández González M., & López Lee R. (2025). Favorable ocean conditions for the arrival of sargassum to the cuban coast. Revista Cubana De Meteorología, 31(1), https://cu-id.com/2377/v31n1e12. Retrieved from http://rcm.insmet.cu/index.php/rcm/article/view/944
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Vol 31 No 1 (2025): enero-marzo
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