Spatial and temporal variability in ripple formation and migration across a coral reef flat and lagoon
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Abstract
The transport of carbonate sediment across reefs to the shoreline is of great interest to the research community and coastal managers alike. This sediment is generated by the breakdown of reef skeletal structure and a critical source for beach nourishment that provides a buffer to coastal flooding as sea levels rise. Understanding the physical processes that are responsible for this flux of sediment to the coast is therefore necessary before we can begin to predict how it may be affected by rising sea levels. Six weeks of high quality physical oceanographic data collected on the fringing reef in the Jurabi UNESCO World Heritage Site in Western Australia provides the opportunity to examine these processes in greater detail than ever before.
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| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Spatial and temporal variability in ripple formation and migration across a coral reef flat and lagoon |
| DOI | 10.1142/9789811204487_0085 |
| Year Published | 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | World Scientific |
| Contributing office(s) | Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | 8 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
| Larger Work Title | Coastal sediments 2019 |
| First page | 983 |
| Last page | 990 |
| Conference Title | International Conference on Coastal Sediments 2019 |
| Conference Location | May 27-31, 2019 |
| Conference Date | Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Country | Australia |
| Other Geospatial | Jurabi UNESCO World Heritage Site |
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