@book{fdi:010074698, title = {{R}ain-derived particles and {CDOM} distribution along the east coast of {N}ew {C}aledonia}, author = {{D}upouy, {C}{\'e}cile and {W}attelez {G}. and {M}artias, {C}. and {J}uillot, {J}. and {A}ndr{\'e}oli, {R}. and {L}ille, {D}. and {M}urakami, {H}. and {F}rouin, {R}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{S}hortly after strong rains or tropical storms, chlorophyll-a concentration ({C}hla), turbidity, and colored dissolved organic matter ({CDOM}) in the lagoon of {N}ew {C}aledonia may be tripled. {T}his effect is visible as far as 50 km offshore. {T}he {E}astern {C}oast of {N}ew {C}aledonia is more impacted than the {W}estern {C}oast because of its geomorphological structure. {H}igher frequency and intensity of the rains, and the dominance of highly erosive lateritic formations resulted from deep weathering of ultramafic rocks. {A}t the deeper parts of the lagoon (> 20 m), increases of {C}hla, turbidity, and {CDOM} absorption can be detected by satellite imagery with their plumes extending off shore as a result of wind-driven circulation in the lagoon. {S}uch increases agree with the oceanographic measurements of {C}hla, absorption, backscattering, turbidity and {CDOM} during extensive cruises. {S}atellite and in situ measurements allow tracing of particulates and dissolved matter in lagoon waters and up to the coral barrier reefs. {T}he largest particles settle at a short distance from the coast influencing the sediments not far from the river outflows. {F}ine particles (< 10 µm), colloids and/or {CDOM} are exported to reefs where they can be beneficial through protection from high {UV} illumination (colloids) and feeding of the corals ({CDOM}). {P}hytoplankton and associated detritus, when not dominated by toxic filamentous cyanobacteria, can also feed coral reefs. {F}inally, the export of fine particles associated with colloids and/or {CDOM} can also contribute to the distribution of trace metals to the barrier reefs of the {E}ast {C}oast and offshore. {T}he question whether this input of trace metals has an overall positive or negative effect on the coral reefs is still under debate.}, keywords = {{LAGON} ; {RECIF} {CORALLIEN} ; {CYCLE} {BIOGEOCHIMIQUE} ; {QUALITE} {DE} {L}'{EAU} ; {MATIERE} {ORGANIQUE} {DISSOUTE} ; {TURBIDITE} ; {REFLECTANCE} ; {IMAGE} {SATELLITE} ; {PHYTOPLANCTON} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}}, address = {{B}ellingham}, publisher = {{SPIE}}, series = {{P}roceedings of {SPIE} {C}onferences}, pages = {no 107780{K} [11 ]}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1117/12.2501807}, ISSN = {0277-786{X}}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074698}, }