Publications related to the Continent Ocean Continuum
2026
- Ntangyong, I. L., P. van Beek, P. Sabatier, Y. Morel, V. O. Okpeitcha, A. Assogba, M. Souhaut, T. Zambardi, A. Chaigneau (2026). Assessing sedimentation rates and carbon fluxes in a West-African lagoon (Nokoué Lagoon, Benin). Marine Geology, 107738
2025
- Ferdinand, N., A. Chaigneau, A. Kouarev, Y. Morel, V. Okpeitcha, S. Biancamaria, S. Ferrant, 2025. Seasonal and interannual variability of water-covered areas in the Ouémé floodplain (Bénin, West Africa) from 2015 to 2023, J. of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 62, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.102965
- Coulet, P., Durand, F., Fassoni-Andrade, A., Khan, M. J. U., Testut, L., Toublanc, F., … & Azevedo, A. (2025). Dynamics of Yearly Maximum Water Levels in the Amazon Estuary. Estuaries and Coasts, 48(2), 54. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-025-01483-7
- Khan, M. J. U., Durand, F., Afroosa, M., Coulet, P., Bertin, X., Mueller, V., Krien, Y., & Wainwright, C. (2025). Tropical cyclone induced compound flooding in Madagascar: a coupled modeling approach. Natural Hazards, 1-38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-025-07209-z
- Coulet, P., Durand, F., Fassoni-Andrade, A. C., Khan, J., Testut, L., Toublanc, F., … & Medeiros Moreira, D. Assessment of the Hydrodynamical Signature of the Record-Breaking 2021 Flood Along the Amazon Estuary. Available at SSRN 4991079. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4991079
- Sentchev A., Thinh Nguyen-Duc, S. Berti, N.K. Ayoub, Vu Duy Vinh, 2025. Lagrangian dispersion in the Red River plume region, Northeast Vietnam, from drifter observations and modeling. Journal of Marine Systems, 252, 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2025.104143,https://hal.science/hal-05407726
- J. Pénicaud, M. Herrmann, F. Toublanc, V.D. Vinh, S. Ouillon, 2025. River discharge – tide interactions and tide propagation in the mesotidal tropical estuary of the Van Uc river, Red River delta, Vietnam, Regional Studies in Marine Science, Volume 82, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2025.104029.
2024
- Dima, W. D., Y. Morel, V. E. Toupek Nignepi, R. Onguéné, T. Stieglitz, T. Duhaut, B. Lemieux-Dudon, J. R. Ngueguim, F. Besack, and A. Chaigneau, 2024. Influence of a constriction on the water level variations of a basin under the influence of rivers and tides: application to Douala basin (Cameroon), Regional Studies in Marine Science, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103468
- Ntangyong, I. L., A. Chaigneau, Y. Morel, A. Assogba, S. Ouillon, O. V. Okpeitcha, T. Duhaut, T. Stieglitz, P. Van-Beek, E. Baloïtcha, Z. Sohou, V. M. C. Houssou, S. Ouillon, 2024. Seasonal and interannual variations of suspended matter in a West-African lagoon (Nokoué, Benin): impact of rivers and wind, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2024.108821
- Honfo J., A. Chaigneau, Y. Morel, T. Duhaut, P. Marsaleix, V. O. Okpeitcha, T. Stieglitz, S. Ouillon, F. Rétif, 2024. Water-mass circulation and residence time in a large coastal lagoon (Nokoué, Benin, West Africa). Ocean Modelling, 10.1016/j.ocemod.2024.102388.
- Okpeitcha, O. V., A. Chaigneau, Y. Morel, T. Duhaut, P. Marsaleix, F. Rétif, J. Honfo, T. Stieglitz, Z. Sohou, L. O. Sintondji, D. Mama, 2024. Modeling seasonal salinity variations in a large West African lagoon (Nokoué, Benin): major drivers and mechanisms. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 69, doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2023.103330.
2023
- Nguyen-Duy T, Ayoub NK, De Mey-Frémaux P, Ngo-Duc T, 2023. How sensitive is a simulated river plume to uncertainties in wind forcing? A case study for the Red River plume (Vietnam). Ocean Modelling, doi:10.1016/j.ocemod.2023.102256
- Toublanc F., N.K. Ayoub, P. Marsaleix, 2023. On the role of wind and tides in shaping the Gironde River plume (Bay of Biscay). Continental Shelf Research, Vol. 253, doi: 10.1016/j.csr.2022.104891, https://hal.science/hal-04292199
2022
- Morel, Y., A. Chaigneau, V. Okpeitcha, T. Stieglitz, A. Assogba, T. Duhaut, F. Rétif, C. Peugeot, Z. Sohou, 2022. Terrestrial or oceanic forcing? Water level variations in
coastal lagoons constrained by river inflow and ocean tides. Advances in Water Ressources, 169, 104309. - Chaigneau, A., V. Okpeitcha, Y. Morel, T. Stieglitz, A. Assogba, M. Benoist, P. Allamel, J. Honfo, T. D. Awoulmbang Sakpak, F. Rétif, T. Duhaut, C. Peugeot, Z. Sohou, 2022. From seasonal flood pulse to seiche: Multi-frequency water-level fluctuations in a large shallow tropical lagoon (Nokoué Lagoon, Benin). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 267, 107767, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2022.107767
- Okpeitcha, V.O., A. Chaigneau, Y. Morel, T. Stieglitz, Y. Pomalegni, Z. Sohou, and D. Mama, 2022. Seasonal and interannual variability of salinity in a large West-African lagoon (Nokoué Lagoon, Benin), Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107689.
- Tran M.C., A. Sentchev, S. Berti, N.K. Ayoub, T. Nguyen-Duy, Nguyen Kim Cuong, 2022. Assessment of relative dispersion in the Gulf of Tonkin using numerical modeling and HF radar observations of surface currents, Continental Shelf Research, Volume 245, doi:10.1016/j.csr.2022.104784
2021
- Nguyen-Duy T, Ayoub NK, Marsaleix P, Toublanc F, De Mey-Frémaux P, Piton V, Herrmann M, Duhaut T, Tran MC and Ngo-Duc T, 2021. Variability of the Red River Plume in the Gulf of Tonkin as Revealed by Numerical Modeling and Clustering Analysis. Front. Mar. Sci. 8:772139. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.772139
- Piton, V., Herrmann, M., Marsaleix, P., Duhaut, T., Ngoc, T. B., Tran, M. C., Shearman, K., & Ouillon, S. (2021). Influence of winds, geostrophy and typhoons on the seasonal variability of the circulation in the Gulf of Tonkin: A high-resolution 3D regional modeling study. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 45, 101849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2021.101849
- Ayouche A, Charria G, Carton X, Ayoub N and Theetten S, 2021. Non-Linear Processes in the Gironde River Plume (North-East Atlantic): Instabilities and Mixing. Front. Mar. Sci. 8:701773. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.701773