@article{fdi:010081040,
  title = {{T}he wave regimes of the {C}entral {P}acific {O}cean with a focus on pearl farming atolls},
  author = {{D}utheil, {C}. and {J}ullien, {S}. and {A}ucan, {J}er{\^o}me and {M}enk{\`e}s, {C}hristophe and {L}e {G}endre, {R}. and {A}ndr{\'e}fou{\¨e}t, {S}erge},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{P}earl farming sustainability in {S}outh {C}entral {P}acific ({SCP}) atolls strongly depends on water quality and renewal. {T}hese factors are partly controlled by the wave conditions that impact the lagoon circulation. {T}o characterize the wave conditions around 83 {SCP} atolls including those hosting pearl farming activities, we used 18 years of {W}ave{W}atchlll simulation with a grid refined from 50 to 5 km resolution. {T}hree regional wave regimes are statistically identified: two associated with long distant swells originating from mid-latitude storms, and one with local trade winds. {A}ll regimes occur with a relatively high frequency (22-44%), but with a marked seasonality. {W}ave conditions are also strongly modified locally during their propagation between the archipelagoes. {W}estern and southern isolated atolls generally have a single regime all around their rims. {I}n contrast, central {T}uamotu atolls experience different regimes depending on their levels of protection. {T}hese results help understanding atoll hydrodynamics, which has implications for their management.},
  keywords = {{W}ave regimes ; {A}toll hydrodynamics ; {A}toll rim ; {T}uamotu ; {C}ook {I}slands ; {W}ave{W}atchlll ; {POLYNESIE} {FRANCAISE} ; {GAMBIER} ; {COOK} ; {PACIFIQUE} {SUD} ; {TUAMOTU} ; {SOCIETE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin},
  volume = {162},
  numero = {},
  pages = {111751 [11 ]},
  ISSN = {0025-326{X}},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111751},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010081040},
}