Reef rip current generated by tide and wave during summer season: Field observation conducted in Yoshiwara Coast, Ishigakijima, Okinawa, Japan

• Main Authors: De Leon, Mario P., Nishi, Ryuichiro, Kumasaka, F., Takaesu, Tsuyoshi, Kitamura, Ryosuke, Otani, A.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2008
• Subjects: Rip currents—Japan; Drowning—Japan; Waves; Coral reefs and islands—Japan; Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/6202
• Institution: De La Salle University

In 2004 and 2005, five drowning accidents in Ishigakijima, Okinawa were documented by Japan Coast Guard and were found to be caused by a strong offshore current commonly known as “reef current”. This type of current has been identified to be responsible in generating the circulation of water and tra...