@article{fdi:010085110,
  title = {{W}ave variability along the {W}orld's continental shelves and coasts : monitoring opportunities from satellite {E}arth observation},
  author = {{A}lmar, {R}afa{\¨e}l and {A}nthony, {E}. {J}. {J}. and {G}arlan, {T}. and {K}estenare, {E}lodie and {B}ergsma, {E}. {W}. {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}nsight on wave regimes along the world's coastlines is important for virtually all coastal and nearshore marine activities, installations, planning and protection. {W}aves are pervasive and the dominant source of energy driving extreme sea levels, the transport of pollutants and sediments, erosion, and a major contributor to risks of flooding. {W}e quantify the global spatio-temporal wave conditions along the world's coasts and evaluate the needs for coastal {E}arth {O}bservation strategies, with the aim, notably, that the derived scales of change can contribute to optimisation of these strategies. {A} global dominant timescale of 30 days is found in coastal wave variability that is, on average, spatially correlated just over the synoptic 5 degrees' regional scale (asymptotic to 550 km at the equator). {T}his regional-scale dimension suggests that the timing and design of traditional field surveys and observations relevant to a vast array of coastal activities, and which may be expensive in terms of human resources, may be complemented by information gained from satellite {E}arth {O}bservation that throws light on spatio-temporal scales of wave-energy change along the world's coastlines.},
  keywords = {{W}ave variability ; {C}oastal observations ; {S}easonality ; {S}atellite monitoring ; {MONDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}dvances in {S}pace {R}esearch},
  volume = {69},
  numero = {9},
  pages = {3236--3244},
  ISSN = {0273-1177},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.asr.2022.02.047},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085110},
}