NEAR-SHORE CURRENTS IN FRINGING REEF ENVIRONMENTS

Troy Heitmann, Volker Roeber, Kwok Fai Cheung, David Smith

Abstract


Coral reefs protect the coast from erosion and flood hazards through breaking of energetic waves offshore. The enhanced circulation, generated through wave breaking and setup, sustains a diversity of marine life in the sheltered near-shore environment. We present a combined field and numerical study to investigate the complex physical processes over fringing reefs.

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Roeber, V., Cheung, K.F. (2012). Boussinesq-type model for energetic breaking waves in fringing reef environments. Coastal Engineering, 70(1), 1-20.




DOI: https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v34.posters.27