Mamadou Koné is a Ph.D. student at the University Jean Lorougnon Guédé (Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire). He holds a master's degree in chemical physics applied to the environment from the same university. Since 2020, he joined the Ocean, Atmosphere, and Interactions team at the University Félix Houphouët Boigny (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) where he is pursuing his Ph.D. research project on ocean–atmosphere interaction processes. He is particularly interested in coastal upwelling, oceanic and climate variability. He is currently a member of the Ivorian Physical Society (SIPHYS) and of the African Physical Society (SOAPHYS).