@article{fdi:010056901,
  title = {{I}sland shadow effects and the wave climate of the western {T}uamotu archipelago ({F}rench {P}olynesia) inferred from altimetry and numerical model data},
  author = {{A}ndr{\'e}fou{\¨e}t, {S}erge and {A}rdhuin, {F}. and {Q}ueffeulou, {P}. and {L}e {G}endre, {R}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}o implement a numerical model of atoll lagoon circulation, we characterized first the significant wave height ({H}s) regime of the {W}estern {T}uamotu {A}rchipelago and the local attenuation due to the protection offered by large atolls in the south {T}uamotu. {A}ltimetry satellite data and a {WAVEWATCH} {III} two-way nested wave model at 5 km resolution from 2000 to 2010 were used. {C}orrelation between altimetry and model was high (0.88) over the period. {A}ccording to the wave model, the archipelago inner seas experienced attenuated {H}s year-long with a yearly average {H}s around 1.3 m vs a minimum of 1.6 m elsewhere. {T}he island shadow effect is especially significant in the austral winter. {I}n contrast with southern atolls, {W}estern {T}uamotu experienced only few days per year of {H}s larger than 2.5 m generated by very high {H}s southern swell, transient western local storms, strong easterly winds, and during the passage of distant hurricanes.},
  keywords = {{LAGON} ; {CLIMATOLOGIE} ; {CIRCULATION} {OCEANIQUE} ; {ALTIMETRIE} ; {MODELE} {NUMERIQUE} {DE} {TERRAIN} ; {IMPACT} {DE} {L}'{ENVIRONNEMENT} ; {POLYNESIE} {FRANCAISE} ; {TUAMOTU} {ARCHIPEL} ; {AHE} {ATOLL}},
  booktitle = {{A}he atoll and pearl oyster aquaculture in the {T}uamotu archipelago},
  journal = {{M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin},
  volume = {65},
  numero = {10-12},
  pages = {415--424},
  ISSN = {0025-362{X}},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.05.042},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010056901},
}