A numerical study of wave‐driven mean flows and setup dynamics at a coral reef‐lagoon system

DP Rijnsdorp, ML Buckley, RF da Silva… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Two‐dimensional mean wave‐driven flow and setup dynamics were investigated at a reef‐
lagoon system at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, using the numerical wave‐flow model …

Spectral wave dissipation over a roughness‐varying barrier reef

D Sous, K Martins, M Tissier… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The present paper reports on a field experiment performed over a shallow, roughness‐
varying barrier reef at Maupiti island, French Polynesia. The spectral wave energy balance …

[HTML][HTML] Combining field observations and high-resolution numerical modeling to demonstrate the effect of coral reef roughness on turbulence and its implications for …

BK Norris, CD Storlazzi, AWM Pomeroy… - Coastal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Coral reefs are effective natural barriers that protect adjacent coastal communities from
hazards such as erosion and storm-induced flooding. However, the degradation of coral …

Hydrodynamic modeling of a reef-fringed pocket beach using a phase-resolved non-hydrostatic model

J Risandi, DP Rijnsdorp, JE Hansen… - Journal of Marine Science …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The non-hydrostatic wave-flow model SWASH was used to investigate the hydrodynamic
processes at a reef fringed pocket beach in southwestern Australia (Gnarabup Beach) …

Bottom drag coefficient on a shallow barrier reef

D Sous, S Maticka, S Meulé… - Geophysical Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The present paper reports of a field experiment over a shallow, roughness‐varying barrier
reef at Maupiti island, French Polynesia. The depth‐averaged momentum balance is used to …

Water level modulation of wave transformation, setup and runup over La Saline fringing reef

W Bruch, E Cordier, F Floc'h… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Coral reefs represent an efficient natural mechanical coastal defense against ocean waves.
The focus of this study is La Saline fringing coral reef, located in the microtidal West of La …

On the small‐scale fractal geometrical structure of a living coral reef barrier

D Sous, F Bouchette, E Doerflinger… - Earth Surface …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The topographical complexity of coral reefs is of primary importance for a number of
hydrodynamical and ecological processes. The present study is based on a series of high …

Hydrodynamics of an idealized reef-lagoon-channel coastal system: A three-dimensional CFD simulation

S Huang, Z Huang - Coastal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract A three-dimensional (3D) numerical model that solves the Reynolds-Averaged
Navier–Stokes (RANS) equations coupled with k− ω turbulence closure and VOF method is …

Reef flat flow dynamics for a nearly closed fringing reef lagoon: Ofu, American Samoa

SA Maticka, JS Rogers, CB Woodson… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We discuss observations of tidally varying wave‐forced flows in the reef system on Ofu,
American Samoa, a barrier reef and lagoon system that appears open at low tide and closed …

Numerical study of wave-induced flow and wave set-up on a platform reef with steep slope

G Zhu, B Ren, P Lin, P Dong - Applied Ocean Research, 2024 - Elsevier
A 2D numerical model was developed in this study to investigate the wave-induced flow and
wave set-up on a platform reef with steep frontal slope. The model solves the Reynolds …