@article{fdi:010037637, title = {{R}eview of solutions for 3{D} hydrodynamic modeling applied to aquaculture in {S}outh {P}acific atoll lagoons}, author = {{A}ndr{\'e}fou{\¨e}t, {S}erge and {O}uillon, {S}ylvain and {B}rinkman, {R}. and {F}alter, {J}. and {D}ouillet, {P}ascal and {W}olk, {F}. and {S}mith, {R}. and {G}aren, {P}. and {M}artinez, {E}. and {L}aurent, {V}. and {L}o, {C}. and {R}emoissenet, {G}. and {S}courzic, {B}. and {G}ilbert, {A}ntoine and {D}eleersnijder, {E}. and {S}teinberg, {C}. and {C}houkroun, {S}. and {B}uestel, {D}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A} workshop organized in {F}rench {P}olynesia in {N}ovember 2004 allowed reviewing the current methods to model the three-dimensional hydrodynamic circulation in semi-enclosed atoll lagoons for aquaculture applications. {M}ollusk (e.g. pearl oyster, clam) aquaculture is a major source of income for {S}outh {P}acific countries such as {F}rench {P}olynesia or {C}ook {I}slands. {T}his aquaculture now requires a better understanding of circulation patterns to improve the spatial use of the lagoons, especially to define the best area to set larvae collectors. {T}he pelagic larval duration of the relevant species (< 20 days) and the size of the semi-closed lagoons (few hundreds of km 2) drive the specifications of the model in terms of the spatial and temporal scale. {I}t is considered that, in contrast with fish, mollusk larvae movements are limited and that their cycle occurs completely in the lagoon, without an oceanic stage. {A}tolls where aquaculture is productive are generally well-bounded, or semi-closed, without significant large and deep openings to the ocean. {N}evertheless part of the lagoon circulation is driven by oceanic water inputs through the rim, ocean swells, tides and winds. {T}herefore, boundary conditions of the lagoon system are defined by the spatial structure of a very shallow rim (exposition and number of hoas), the deep ocean swell climate, tides and wind regimes. {T}o obtain a realistic 3{D} numerical model of lagoon circulation with adequate forcing, it is thus necessary to connect in an interdisciplinary way a variety of methods (models, remote sensing and in situ data collection) to accurately represent the different components of the lagoon system and its specific boundary conditions. {W}e review here the current methods and tools used to address these different components for a hypothetical atoll of the {T}uamotu {A}rchipelago ({F}rench {P}olynesia), representative of the semi-closed lagoons of the {S}outh {P}acific {O}cean. {W}e hope this paper will serve as a guide for similar studies elsewhere and we provide guidelines in terms of costs for all the different stages involved. (c) 2006 {E}lsevier {L}td. {A}ll rights reserved.}, keywords = {coral reef ; hoa ; {T}uamotu ; pearl oyster ; remote sensing ; {ADCP} ; multi beam ; bathymetry ; residence time ; larval propagation}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin}, volume = {52}, numero = {10}, pages = {1138--1155}, ISSN = {0025-326{X}}, year = {2006}, DOI = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.07.014}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010037637}, }