@article{fdi:010056902,
  title = {{T}idal flushing and wind driven circulation of the {A}he atoll lagoon ({T}uamotu archipelago, {F}rench {P}olynesia) from in situ observations and numerical modelling},
  author = {{D}umas, {F}. and {L}e {G}endre, {R}. and {T}homas, {Y}. and {A}ndr{\'e}fou{\¨e}t, {S}erge},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{H}ydrodynamic functioning and water circulation of the semi-closed deep lagoon of {A}he atoll ({T}uamotu {A}rchipelago, {F}rench {P}olynesia) were investigated using 1 year of field data and a 3{D} hydrodynamical model. {T}idal amplitude averaged less than 30 cm, but tide generated very strong currents (2 m s-1) in the pass, creating a jet-like circulation that partitioned the lagoon into three residual circulation cells. {T}he pass entirely flushed excess water brought by waves-induced radiation stress. {C}irculation patterns were computed for climatological meteorological conditions and summarized with stream function and flushing time. {L}agoon hydrodynamics and general overturning circulation was driven by wind. {R}enewal time was 250 days, whereas the e-flushing time yielded a lagoon-wide 80-days average. {T}ide-driven flush through the pass and wind-driven overturning circulation designate {A}he as a wind-driven, tidally and weakly wave-flushed deep lagoon. {T}he 3{D} model allows studying pearl oyster larvae dispersal in both realistic and climatological conditions for aquaculture applications.},
  keywords = {{LAGON} ; {CIRCULATION} {OCEANIQUE} ; {COURANT} {MARIN} ; {VENT} ; {MODELE} {NUMERIQUE} {DE} {TERRAIN} ; {AQUACULTURE} ; {HUITRE} {PERLIERE} ; {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 = {425--440},
  ISSN = {0025-362{X}},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.05.041},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010056902},
}