@article{fdi:010066871,
  title = {{S}well dissipation from 10 years of {E}nvisat advanced synthetic aperture radar in wave mode},
  author = {{S}topa, {J}. {E}. and {A}rdhuin, {F}abrice and {H}usson, {R}. and {J}iang, {H}. {Y}. and {C}hapron, {B}. and {C}ollard, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}wells are found in all oceans and strongly influence the wave climate and air-sea processes. {T}he poorly known swell dissipation is the largest source of error in wave forecasts and hindcasts. {W}e use synthetic aperture radar data to identify swell sources and trajectories, allowing a statistically significant estimation of swell dissipation. {W}e mined the entire {E}nvisat mission 2003-2012 to find suitable storms with swells (13 < {T}< 18 s) that are observed several times along their propagation. {T}his database of swell events provides a comprehensive view of swell extending previous efforts. {T}he analysis reveals that swell dissipation weakly correlates with the wave steepness, wind speed, orbital wave velocity, and the relative direction of wind and waves. {A}lthough several negative dissipation rates are found, there are uncertainties in the synthetic aperture radar-derived swell heights and dissipation rates. {A}n acceptable range of the swell dissipation rate is -0.1 to 6 x 10(-7)m(-1) with a median of 1 x 10(-7)m(-1).},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}eophysical {R}esearch {L}etters},
  volume = {43},
  numero = {7},
  pages = {3423--3430},
  ISSN = {0094-8276},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1002/2015gl067566},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066871},
}