Distant swells and their impacts on atolls and tropical coastlines. The example of submersions produced by lagoon water filling and flushing currents in French Polynesia during 1996 and 2011 mega swells

Distant swells produced by high latitude storms are poorly studied despite their significant impact on almost all major ocean basins. This article studies the consequences of extreme southern swells on the islands and atolls of French Polynesia by focusing on lagoon water filling. This phenomenon is...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Global and planetary change 2019-06, Vol.177, p.116-126
1. Verfasser:	Canavesio, Remy
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Atolls Distant swells French Polynesia Humanities and Social Sciences Lagoon filling Maladaptation Sea level rise
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