@article{fdi:010075142,
  title = {{W}aves forcing climate on {B}enin coast, and the link with climatic index, {G}ulf of {G}uinea ({W}est {A}frica)},
  author = {{H}oungue, {G}. {H}. and {K}ounouhewa, {B}. {B}. and {A}lmar, {R}afa{\¨e}l and {S}ohou, {Z}. and {L}efebvre, {J}ean-{P}ierre and {H}ouepkonheha, {M}. and {T}okpohozin, {B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}enin's coastline is currently undergoing very marked erosion. {T}his erosion is the consequence of the impact of swells from the {S}outh {A}tlantic and is accentuated by human development. {T}hese swells, from weak to moderate energies, drive {B}enin's coastline evolution. {A}lthough crucial, the characteristics of this forcing are not accurately defined. {F}rom instantaneous outputs of {ERA}40 and {ERA}-{I}nterim's sea state parameters, the annual and seasonal average of significant wave height ({H}s), peak period ({T}p) and direction ({D}ir) were determined to characterize wave forcing and extreme event on {B}enin {C}oast after a validation using the data of the {ALIZEE} buoy installed 6 km off the coast of {B}enin in {D}ecember, 2015. {H}indcast data analysis indicates an important if increasing trend of {H}s and {T}p. {A} weak trend of peak direction towards the {S}outh {W}est clockwise is observed between 1957 and 2016. {T}he intra-annual variability of {H}s shows a marked seasonality, the first one characterized by strong swells from {A}pril to {O}ctober and the second one by moderate swells from {O}ctober to {A}pril. {O}ffshore wave height is positively correlated with {AMO} ({A}tlantic {M}ultidecanal {O}scillation).},
  keywords = {{W}ave forcing ; trend ; {ERA}-{I}nterim ; hindcast ; wave buoy ; {B}enin coastline ; extreme events ; climatic index ; {BENIN} ; {ATLANTIQUE} ; {GUINEE} {GOLFE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {C}oastal {R}esearch},
  numero = {81 {N}o sp{\'e}cial},
  pages = {130--137},
  ISSN = {0749-0208},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.2112/si81-017.1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075142},
}