Contraintes de fond dans le Golfe du Lion générées par les houles et les courants

Simulated data of both currents and waves for the entire year 2001 are used in order to assess their statistical contribution to the erodability power over the shelf of the Gulf of Lion. Bottom circulation patterns are also analysed in response to wind forcing. A method to compute the skin friction component of the total bottom shear stress is then proposed and compared with a classical method.