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Article Dans Une Revue Marine Pollution Bulletin Année : 2021

The wave regimes of the Central Pacific Ocean with a focus on pearl farming atolls

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Pearl farming sustainability in South Central Pacific (SCP) atolls strongly depends on water quality and renewal. These factors are partly controlled by the wave conditions that impact the lagoon circulation. To characterize the wave conditions around 83 SCP atolls including those hosting pearl farming activities, we used 18 years of WaveWatchIII simulation with a grid refined from 50 to 5 km resolution. Three regional wave regimes are statistically identified: two associated with long distant swells originating from mid-latitude storms, and one with local trade winds. All regimes occur with a relatively high frequency (22–44%), but with a marked seasonality. Wave conditions are also strongly modified locally during their propagation between the archipelagoes. Western and southern isolated atolls generally have a single regime all around their rims. In contrast, central Tuamotu atolls experience different regimes depending on their levels of protection. These results help understanding atoll hydrodynamics, which has implications for their management.
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hal-03195787 , version 1 (13-02-2023)

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Cyril Dutheil, Swen Jullien, Jérôme Aucan, Christophe E. Menkès, Romain Le Gendre, et al.. The wave regimes of the Central Pacific Ocean with a focus on pearl farming atolls. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021, 162, pp.111751. ⟨10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111751⟩. ⟨hal-03195787⟩
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