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Assessing Coral Reef Wave Attenuation Using Satellite Altimetry: A Global Remote Sensing Approach

Year: 2025

Type: preprint

Abstract: Coral reefs provide vital ecosystem services, including natural coastal protection through wave attenuation. While this function is well recognized, comprehensive global assessments using satellite-based observations remain limited. This study leverages three decades of along-track satellite altimetry data from the European Space Agency’s Sea State Climate Change Initiative (CCI) to evaluate the influence of coral reefs on significant wave height (SWH) across diverse coastal regions.

DOI: 10.22541/essoar.176366071.14724563/v1

Authors: Marcello Passaro, Mariia Usoltseva, Fabrice Ardhuin, Guillaume Dodet, Sarah Connors, Jean-François Piolle, Annabelle Ollivier

Institutions: Technical University of Munich, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Ifremer, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, European Space Agency, Collecte Localisation Satellites (France)

Language: English

Topic: Coastal and Marine Dynamics

Subfield: Earth-Surface Processes

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Life below water, Climate action

Open Access status: gold

OpenAlex ID: W4416428156

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