Nearshore circulation in a tropical fringing reef system

Plume dispersion on a fringing coral reef system

A field program was implemented on a fringing reef located on Oahu, Hawaii, to investigate the dispersion characteristics of near-bed dye plumes, tracked using an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) with an onboard fluorometer. The combination of moored and AUV-based measurements collected synchronously in this study allowed us not only to observe the dispersion characteristics of individual pl...

Fringing reef growth and morphology: a review

Fringing reefs are generally not simple veneers of coral growth along tropical shorelines. Extensive research over the past few decades, based on radiocarbon dating of Holocene reef deposits, has indicated that they can develop in a complex variety of ways even though the surface morphology may appear relatively simple. The principal factor that appears to determine the growth and morphology of...

Forcing of resonant modes on a fringing reef during tropical storm Man-Yi

The Fringing Reef Coasts of Eastern Africa

Sea-level changes through the Quaternary era have provided recurrent opportunities for the biosphere to significantly shape the coastal geomorphology of eastern Africa. Key agents in this shaping have been the calcium carbonate-fixing biota that have constructed the oceanfacing fringing reefs and produced the extensive backreef sediments that form the limestone platforms, cliffs and terraces th...

Rip Channels and Nearshore Circulation

Results from an experimental investigation into the e ects of rip channels on the nearshore circulation system are presented The results show that periodic channels in an otherwise longshore uniform bar induce longshore pressure gradi ents that drive pairs of counter rotating circulation cells Dense measurements of wave height wave setup and induced currents are presented In addition ev idence ...